About The Word Stevedore
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Stevedore
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Stevedore: 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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