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stevedore
[ stee-vi-dawr, -dohr ]
noun
- a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.
verb (used with object)
, ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.
- to load or unload the cargo of (a ship).
verb (used without object)
, ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.
- to load or unload a vessel.
stevedore
/ ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː /
noun
- a person employed to load or unload ships
verb
- to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stevedore1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stevedore1
C18: from Spanish estibador a packer, from estibar to load (a ship), from Latin stīpāre to pack full
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Example Sentences
Back in Baltimore, still a slave, he works long hours as a stevedore with his pay going to his owners.
From Washington Blade
In the following December he returned to Manila disguised as a seaman, and stole ashore in the crowd of stevedore labourers.
From Project Gutenberg
From what I was told he was a stevedore and had once been a professional basketball player.
From Project Gutenberg
The man is a stevedore, I guess, and him and his wife used to get drunk regular and carry on up here every night or so.
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I had it from the stevedore who has been loading their cargo.
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The barmaid was not their sister, nor the stevedore their brother.
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