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dockworker

American  
[dok-wur-ker] / ˈdɒkˌwɜr kər /

noun

  1. a person employed on the docks of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.

Etymology

Origin of dockworker

First recorded in 1920–25; dock 1 + worker

Example Sentences

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Dockworker One, a big guy with tattoos from his wrist all the way up to his neck, shook his head.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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