stevedore
noun
a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.
stevedored
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past participleof stevedore.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stevedore.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stevedorenouna firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.
Example Sentences
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For a month or more the lonesome husband "stevedored," wrestling freight on the lighters, then he disappeared.
From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Ellingwood Beach
