docker

¹ American  

[dok-er] / ˈdɒk ər /

noun

1. a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.

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docker ² American  

[dok-er] / ˈdɒk ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that docks or cuts short.

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docker ¹ British  

/ ˈdɒkə /

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: longshoreman.  a man employed in the loading or unloading of ships See also stevedore

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docker ² British  

/ ˈdɒkə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of docker¹

First recorded in 1755–65; dock ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of docker²

First recorded in 1800–10; dock ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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docker

The circuit’s resident cutup is Jamie Marshall, a docker since 1998.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"We don't know if the new authority will hire us or restructure the entire system," striking docker Nur Uddin, 55, told AFP on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

The docker sprints away and narrowly escapes being crushed by the two huge boxes - which instead smack down hard on an empty lorry.

From BBC ● May 2, 2022

Apple's dropping new iPads with whiz-bang Lidar features and shiny new cases and all I want is an iPad with a proper shell where I can run homebrew, docker, python, cron jobs and the like.

From The Verge ● Apr. 21, 2020

The docker stopped his watch and crawled back down.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand