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
The restaurant quickly became a gathering place for just about everyone: from dockworkers and butchers grabbing a midday meal to U.S. presidents like Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
However, cargo operations were temporarily suspended at Pier G while responders worked to ensure the safety of dockworkers and other port personnel.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
As tensions over automation grow, 45,000 U.S. dockworkers are threatening a massive strike that could paralyze ports along the East and Gulf coasts.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Trump’s support for the dockworkers puts pressure on the USMX to slow the phase-in of automation, Campos-Medina said.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
However, cargo operations were temporarily suspended at Pier G while responders worked to ensure the safety of dockworkers and other port personnel.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
As tensions over automation grow, 45,000 U.S. dockworkers are threatening a massive strike that could paralyze ports along the East and Gulf coasts.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Trump’s support for the dockworkers puts pressure on the USMX to slow the phase-in of automation, Campos-Medina said.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockworker
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Miranda notes that the entire furniture ecosystem involves American citizens who could be hurt by tariffs — everyone from the longshoremen at the ports where imports arrive, to the truck drivers, warehouse workers and store employees.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Herman noted that these shifts divert business away from U.S. ports and reduce work opportunities for American longshoremen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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But then what’s with all the stevedores from central casting?—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.—
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9 Oct. 2025
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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