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dock·er 1  (dkr)
n.
A dockworker; a longshoreman.

docker
Noun
Brit a person employed to load and unload ships
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dockerdocker - a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Translations
Spanish docker [ˈdɔkəʳ] ntrabajador m portuario; estibador m
French docker [ˈdɔkəʳ] ndocker m
German docker [ˈdɔkəʳ] dock nHafenarbeiter m, Docker m
Italian docker [ˈdɔkəʳ] nscaricatore m

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Men with the blue jersey and peaked cap of the boatman, or the white ducks of the dockers, began to replace the cardurys and fustian of the laborers.
Have you ever seen the London dockers fighting like wild beasts for a chance to work?
 
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