as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
on the wharves, stevedores were unloading cargo from the far corners of the world
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Recent Examples of stevedore
What do port workers do? Longshoremen, also referred to as stevedores, handle cargo from incoming ships.
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Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
In a nightmare version of the Gilded Age, bankers and stevedores alike attend vaudevilles, swig opium, and sign contracts with Mephistopheles.
—The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
The sailors had received little training as stevedores but were forced to load munitions — a dangerous task — as White officers made bets on which units would move the fastest.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Docks depended on a circulating pool of male maritime workers—crews of seamen and stokers who manned the tramp steamers, gangs of longshoremen, and stevedores who loaded and unloaded goods, as well as artisans and machinists who maintained and repaired the ships and trains.
—Michael Denning, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2015
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Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
In a nightmare version of the Gilded Age, bankers and stevedores alike attend vaudevilles, swig opium, and sign contracts with Mephistopheles.
—The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
The sailors had received little training as stevedores but were forced to load munitions — a dangerous task — as White officers made bets on which units would move the fastest.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Docks depended on a circulating pool of male maritime workers—crews of seamen and stokers who manned the tramp steamers, gangs of longshoremen, and stevedores who loaded and unloaded goods, as well as artisans and machinists who maintained and repaired the ships and trains.
—Michael Denning, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stevedore
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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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
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Automation had been a central point of contention in the two-year contract negotiations between the East and Gulf Coast port dockworkers’ union and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stevedore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stevedore. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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