Meaning & use
Dockworker
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A person employed to load, unload, and move cargo at a harbor or port.
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The dockworkers unloaded shipping containers from dawn until dusk.
A strike by dockworkers delayed shipments across the entire port.
A note on using this word
In American English "longshoreman" is more common, while "dockworker" and "docker" are widely used in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
longshoremanstevedore
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