stevedore

[ stee-vi-dawr, -dohr ]

noun
  1. a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

verb (used with object),ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.
  1. to load or unload the cargo of (a ship).

verb (used without object),ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.
  1. to load or unload a vessel.

Origin of stevedore

1
1780–90, Americanism;<Spanish estibador, equivalent to estib(ar) to pack, stow (see steeve1) + -ador-ator

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British Dictionary definitions for stevedore

stevedore

/ (ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː) /


noun
  1. a person employed to load or unload ships

verb
  1. to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc)

Origin of stevedore

1
C18: from Spanish estibador a packer, from estibar to load (a ship), from Latin stīpāre to pack full

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