dockworker

English

Etymology

dock +‎ worker

Pronunciation

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Noun

dockworker (plural dockworkers)

A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.

Alternative forms

dock worker

Synonyms

stevedore (UK)
docker
longshoreman (US)
wharfie (Australia, New Zealand)

Related terms

dockworking

Translations

worker at a dock

Bulgarian: докер m (doker)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 碼頭工人／码头工人 (mǎtou gōngrén)
Finnish: satamatyöntekijä, satamatyöläinen (generally); ahtaaja (fi) (loader and unloader)
French: docker (fr) m
German: Hafenarbeiter (de) m
Irish: dugaire m
Italian: stivatore m
Japanese: 港湾労働者 (こうわんろうどうしゃ, kōwan rōdōsha)
Polish: portowiec (pl) m, doker (pl) m
Portuguese: estivador (pt) m
Romanian: docher (ro) m
Russian: до́кер (ru) m (dóker), порто́вый рабо́чий m (portóvyj rabóčij), порто́вый гру́зчик m (portóvyj grúzčik)
Swedish: hamnarbetare (sv) c
Vietnamese: khuân vác (vi)

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