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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The shipping companies had moved closer to some of the dockworkers’ demands. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024 But other facts were on Harris’s side: a deal that ended a dockworkers’ strike, a jobs report that proved the strength of the economy. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024 Oh, and one potential nasty October surprise has been neutralized with the suspension of the dockworkers’ strike. Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024 For example, the dockworkers’ strike ending with a substantial pay increase recently is the sort of thing the FOMC will be monitoring, to make sure wage-lead inflation doesn’t resume. Simon Moore, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dockworker 

Word History

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 21 Dec. 2024.

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dockworker

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