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Definitions for: Stevedore
[n] a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Webster (1913) Definition: Ste"ve*dore`, n. [Sp. estivador a packer, a stower,
fr. estivar to pack, to stow, L. stipare to press, compress,
probably akin to E. stiff. See Stiff, Stive to stuff.]
One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port;
one who stows a cargo in a hold.
Synonyms: dock worker, docker, dockhand, dock-walloper, loader, longshoreman, lumper
See Also: jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
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