dockworker

[dok-wur-ker]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dockworker¹

First recorded in 1920–25; dock ¹ + worker

Example Sentences

Importers and exporters have turned away from Montreal after several dockworker strikes caused cargo delays and backups.

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The members are built like dockworkers and dressed like a deleted scene from “The Warriors”: black-and-green leather vests with a spiky-haired skull back patch.

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The bill, SB 34, was championed by the local chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union that represents Southern California dockworkers.

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It was Friday, and dockworkers in the port of the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base had already gone home for the August weekend.

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In Pisa, a group with brightly coloured flares stormed the airport runway, halting flights for a time, while in Naples dockworkers blockaded the port.

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