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