Meaning of STEVEDORE
| Pronunciation: | | 'steevi`dowr
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[n] a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port |
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STEVEDORE is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | dock worker, docker, dockhand, dock-walloper, loader, longshoreman, lumper |
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| | See Also: | | jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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