dock worker
Definition
- Noun:
- A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port: A "dock worker" is a person whose job involves the physical handling of cargo on and off ships at a dock, wharf, or harbor.
Usage
- The term "dock worker" specifically refers to a manual laborer involved in the loading and unloading of ships. It is a standard occupational title.
Examples
- Noun:
- The strike by the dock workers delayed the shipment for a week.
- He worked as a dock worker in Liverpool for over twenty years.
Advanced Usage
- Collective Use: The term is often used in the plural ("dock workers") to refer to the workforce or labor union in a port.
- The new contract was negotiated between the port authority and the dock workers.
Variants and Related Words
- Docker (noun): A common synonym, especially in British English.
- The dockers gathered at the gate.
- Longshoreman (noun): A common synonym, especially in American English.
- The longshoreman secured the cargo on the pallet.
- Stevedore (noun): A person or company that employs workers to load and unload ships. It can also refer to the worker, though it sometimes implies a supervisory or contracting role.
- The stevedore company hired extra hands for the busy season.
Synonyms
- Docker: A laborer who works on docks.
- Longshoreman: A person employed to load and unload ships.
- Stevedore: A person or firm engaged in loading or unloading ships.
- Port worker: A more general term for someone working in a port.
Related Phrases
- Dock workers' union: The labor union representing dock workers.
- He was a member of the powerful dock workers' union.
- Dock labor: Work performed on the docks.
- The automation of dock labor has changed the industry.
Noun
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a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
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