docker

[ dok-er ]

/ ˈdɒk ər /

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noun

a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.

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Origin of docker

First recorded in 1755–65; dock¹ + -er¹

Words nearby docker

docile, docility, dock, dockage, docken, docker, docket, dockhand, docking bridge, docking keel, docking station

Other definitions for docker (2 of 2)

docker²

[ dok-er ]

/ ˈdɒk ər /

noun

a person or thing that docks or cuts short.

Origin of docker

First recorded in 1800–10; dock² + -er¹

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How to use docker in a sentence

The great thing about this method is that it can work for anything that can be wrapped in a Docker container and return a result within 30 seconds.
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There are many ways in which a docker can steal from the cargoes he discharges without being found out.
Cities of the Dawn|J. Ewing Ritchie
Then followed a gurgling sound from the docker's bed, and soon he too was lying singing at the top of his voice.
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer
The cruel sport of cock fighting is on the token of William Docker, of Leeds, drawer.
Willis's Current Notes, No. XVI., April 1852|Various

This great difficulty was one of the reasons for the formation of docker battalions.
Submarine Warfare of To-day|Charles W. Domville-Fife
There is no reason why a 'docker' should not grow his own vegetables and be his own dairyman at the same time.
British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker

British Dictionary definitions for docker (1 of 2)

docker¹

/ (ˈdɒkə) /

noun

British a man employed in the loading or unloading of shipsUS and Canadian equivalent: longshoreman See also stevedore

British Dictionary definitions for docker (2 of 2)

docker²

/ (ˈdɒkə) /

noun

a person or thing that docks something, such as the tail of a horse

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