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 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 The protagonist of this transgressive crime thriller, set in Tacoma, Washington, in the late nineteenth century, is Alma Rosales, an ex-detective who has constructed a new life as Jack Camp, a stevedore and an opium smuggler both beloved and feared by his crew. The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 At Brunswick, the stevedores driving the vehicles onto the ships, members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, say there is enough work for entry-level workers to get 40 hours a week, something that was rare in the past. Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 When they were finished, many of the stevedores drove home along Interstate 695, crossing the Patapsco River on the Key Bridge and skirting past another crew of workingmen — this one laboring on the road with shovels in the glare of floodlights. William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for stevedore
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Noun
  • Heroic lead character and longshoreman Terry Malloy stands up to rackets boss Johnny Friendly, gets beaten bloody, and in the final reel leads his fellow longshoremen back into the brutal purgatory of the big city docks.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Dockworkers and longshoremen struck a tentative deal Wednesday night to avoid a damaging strike ahead of a looming January deadline.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents West Coast dockworkers, said the extra charges would encourage carriers to unload cargo outside the U.S. and then truck it across the borders with Mexico and Canada.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Key Facts The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents more than 85,000 dockworkers, reached a tentative deal with shippers and port operators Wednesday without disclosing its details, according to ABC News, as the agreement still requires a vote by union members.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Stevedore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stevedore. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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