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dockworker

noun

ˈdäk-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce dockworker (audio)
Definition of dockworkernext
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 Nicole TungA Burmese dockworker sorting different fish species after a catch from a Thai vessel was unloaded in Ranong, Thailand, in January 2025. — Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026 Mamdani’s current chief of staff Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as chair, while other new members include a Bronx high school teacher and a former dockworker. — Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026 This is good, because Jolyon isn’t even wearing a tie to the office and looks like a dockworker. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 But the statement was not exclusively directed toward the government, but to the dockworkers’ unions as well. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dockworker
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  1. longshoreman
  2. stevedore
Noun
  • This includes collaboration with Waterson Terminal Services to leverage local longshoremen’s expertise in offshore wind cable management.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ron Goodacre, a stevedore, a longshoreman — strong, proud, always with a story.
    — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of longshoreman
Noun
  • The stevedores of the ship (who were responsible for loading and unloading ships at the port) were also on a break.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Ron Goodacre, a stevedore, a longshoreman — strong, proud, always with a story.
    — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stevedore

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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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