dockworker

noun

dock·​work·​er ˈdäk-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce dockworker (audio)
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: longshoreman

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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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This is good, because Jolyon isn’t even wearing a tie to the office and looks like a dockworker. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 Cruise ports, as well as starting and end points, can be changed at the last minute for reasons ranging from bad weather to dockworker strikes and beyond. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025 But the statement was not exclusively directed toward the government, but to the dockworkers’ unions as well. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026 Mamdani’s current chief of staff Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as chair, while other new members include a Bronx high school teacher and a former dockworker. — Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dockworker

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First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dockworker was in 1913

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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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