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stevedore Definition

☆ ste·vedore (stē′və dôr′)

noun

a person employed at loading and unloading ships; longshoreman

Etymology: Sp estivador < estivar, to stow, ram tight: see steeve

transitive verb, intransitive verb stevedored -·dored′, stevedoring -·dor′·ing

to load or unload the cargo of (a ship)
stevedore Synonyms

stevedore

n.

docker, lumper, loader; see laborer, worker.

stevedore Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • employ: On a chartered ship it is usually the charterer who bears the risk of employing stevedores to carry out activities on a ship.

Adjective modifier

  • local: In most chartered situations it is the charterer who remains responsible for employing local stevedores.