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
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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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The jobs reflected in the survey include dockworkers, stevedores, truck drivers, financing and administrative positions.
—Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
America dodged a sledgehammer on Thursday night, when striking stevedores reached a tentative agreement to return to work.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Oct. 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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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The jobs reflected in the survey include dockworkers, stevedores, truck drivers, financing and administrative positions.
—Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
America dodged a sledgehammer on Thursday night, when striking stevedores reached a tentative agreement to return to work.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Oct. 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
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The state of Maryland followed, as did a group of Baltimore longshoremen who filed a class action lawsuit arguing the companies should reimburse them for wages lost while the port was closed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Holifield said listeners can also scan the QR code and hear stories from local historians such as Marvin Dunn, whose father was a longshoreman.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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But the tough comparisons did not stop the port’s dockworkers from handling the highest total number of TEUs in North America, both for March and the first quarter.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Stevedore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stevedore. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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