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Stevedore

Stevedore Meaning & Definition
Stevedore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stevedore?

[n] a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stevedore: dock worker | docker | dockhand | dock-walloper | loader | longshoreman | lumper

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See Also | jack | laborer | labourer | manual laborer

Stevedore In Webster's Dictionary

\Ste"ve*dore`\, n. [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.] One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.

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