Dockworker Definition & Meaning

Definition

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dockworker American [dok-wur-ker] / ˈdɒkˌwɜr kər /

noun

1. a person employed on the docks dock of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.

Etymology

Origin of dockworker

First recorded in 1920–25; dock 1 + worker

Example Sentences

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Importers and exporters have turned away from Montreal after several dockworker strikes caused cargo delays and backups.

From The Wall Street Journal

The members are built like dockworkers and dressed like a deleted scene from “The Warriors”: black-and-green leather vests with a spiky-haired skull back patch.

From Los Angeles Times

The bill, SB 34, was championed by the local chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union that represents Southern California dockworkers.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was Friday, and dockworkers in the port of the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base had already gone home for the August weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Pisa, a group with brightly coloured flares stormed the airport runway, halting flights for a time, while in Naples dockworkers blockaded the port.

From BBC

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