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STEVEDORE
stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock worker, dockworker, dock-walloper, lumper
(noun) a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stevedore (plural stevedores)
A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
• docker
• dockworker
• longshoreman (US)
• wharfie (Australia)
Verb
stevedore (third-person singular simple present stevedores, present participle stevedoring, simple past and past participle stevedored)
(transitive) To load or unload a ship's cargo.
Anagrams
• dove trees, tree-doves
Source: Wiktionary
Ste"ve*dore`, n. Etym: [Sp. estivador a packer, a stower, fr. estivar to pack, to stow, L. stipare to press, compress, probably akin to E. stiff. See Stiff, Stive to stuff.]
Definition: One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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