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dockworker Definition

dock·worker (-wʉr′kər)

noun

longshoreman

dockworker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • divorce: Ray Ferrier ( Tom Cruise ) is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father.

Adjective modifier

  • few: This system revolutionized dock work, as far fewer dockworkers were needed to unload and store the containers.