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stevedore

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ste·ve·dore  (stv-dôr, -dr)
n.
One who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships.
tr. & intr.v. ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing, ste·ve·dores
To load or unload the cargo of (a ship) or to engage in the process of loading or unloading such a vessel.

[Spanish estibador, from estibar, to stow, from Latin stpre, to pack.]

stevedore [ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a person employed to load or unload ships
vb
(Transport / Nautical Terms) to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc.)
[from Spanish estibador a packer, from estibar to load (a ship), from Latin stīpāre to pack full]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stevedorestevedore - 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
stevedore [ˈstiːvɪdɔːʳ] Nestibador m

stevedore [ˈstiːvɪdɔːr] ndocker m, débardeur m

stevedore
nStauer m, → Schauermann m

stevedore [ˈstiːvɪˌdɔːʳ] nscaricatore m di porto
stevedore [ˈstiːvɪˌdɔːʳ] nscaricatore m di porto

stevedore
n stevedore [ˈstiːvədoː]
a person who loads and unloads ships; a docker. dokwerker مُتَعَهِّد تَحْميل السُّفُن أو تَفْريغها докер nakladač; vykladač havnearbejder der Stauer φορτοεκφορτωτής lastija كارگر بارانداز ahtaaja débardeur/-euse סַווָר जहाजी कुली lučki radnik, slagač tereta rakodómunkás kuli pelabuhan hafnarverkamaður stivatore 港湾労働者 선내 하역인부 dokininkas, uosto krovikas ostas krāvējs kuli perlabuhan stuwadoor havnearbeider, sjauer robotnik portowy, doker estivador docher портовый грузчик nakladač, vykladač pristaniški delavec lučki radnik stuvare, hamnarbetare กรรมกรที่ขนของขึ้นลงเรือใหญ่ gemi yükleme boşaltma işçisi 裝卸工人 портовий вантажник جہازوں پر مال لادنے اور اتارنے والا قلی công nhân bốc vác


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I had it from the stevedore who has been loading their cargo.
Nay, what food or experience or succor have they for the Esquimaux seal-hunter, for the Kanaka in his canoe, for the fisherman, the stevedore, the porter?
It took him all his time to watch incessantly the loading of the ship by a rascally Chinese stevedore.
 
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