dockworker

noun

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

Examples of dockworker in a Sentence

the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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These operations provide tens of thousands of jobs to dockworkers, truck drivers and other laborers who help move this cargo. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 Read on to learn about what dockworkers do and how new technologies are changing the job. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024 These examples illustrate that while automation does lead to disruption and can come with challenges, like those faced by the dockworkers in their ongoing battle, the general arc of technology is one toward progress. James Broughel, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 For North American dockworkers battling automation, Europe's port worker contracts may point a way to resolve the issue. Doyinsola Oladipo, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dockworker 

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Nov. 2024.

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dockworker

noun
dock·​work·​er -ˌwər-kər How to pronounce dockworker (audio)
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