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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.stevedore - a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a portstevedore - 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
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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During his visit, the minister met Kieran Hall, managing director of stevedoring firm Denholm Handling and chair of the Mersey Dock Rating Group, and Tony Woolrich, managing director of North West Trading, another stevedore firm.
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