as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Recent Examples of dockworker
For instance, in October last year, dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts initiated a strike, halting operations at major ports from Houston to Boston.
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Jim Bureau, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
By comparison with almost any other workers in Marseille, or in France for that matter, the dockworkers had a very comfortable situation.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2025
That has resulted in dwindling job opportunities at the port, which along with the neighboring Port of Long Beach — the largest port complex in the country — provide jobs for thousands of dockworkers, heavy equipment operators and truck drivers.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Company executives said that Target had to reroute some merchandise when the dockworkers went on strike, which increased operating costs and cut into profit margins.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jim Bureau, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
By comparison with almost any other workers in Marseille, or in France for that matter, the dockworkers had a very comfortable situation.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2025
That has resulted in dwindling job opportunities at the port, which along with the neighboring Port of Long Beach — the largest port complex in the country — provide jobs for thousands of dockworkers, heavy equipment operators and truck drivers.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Company executives said that Target had to reroute some merchandise when the dockworkers went on strike, which increased operating costs and cut into profit margins.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockworker
Noun
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In the late Eighties, Mom and I moved with my stepfather, George, a longshoreman, to his apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, the west side of midtown Manhattan.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
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Finish the night at Sunny’s Bar, a neighborhood institution that first served longshoremen more than 100 years ago.—
Ellen Carpenter,
AFAR Media,
17 July 2025
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The jobs reflected in the survey include dockworkers, stevedores, truck drivers, financing and administrative positions.—
Tom Hudson,
Sun Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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His father was a stevedore and his mother an autodidact who aspired to something better than the prefab house where her family lived.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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