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
Recent Examples on the Web Those who mostly relied on the river − the merchants, dockworkers and immigrants − all found home nearby in a neighborhood known as The Bottoms. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024 For six weeks, dockworkers at Swedish ports have refused to load or unload the electric cars made by billionaire Elon Musk. Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 Then early last year, labor disruptions broke out as West Coast dockworkers became frustrated by slow progress in contract negotiations, and some shippers headed to East and Gulf coast ports. Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The back and forth matters because the ports are a key economic engine in Southern California, affecting not only dockworkers but those who drive trucks, staff warehouses and labor elsewhere in the sprawling distribution and logistics network. Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024 This means dockworkers have stopped unloading Teslas arriving by ship; union members at independent repair shops have stopped servicing Teslas; postal workers have quit delivering Tesla’s mail, including license plates; and electricians have pledged to no longer repair Tesla’s charging stations. Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023 Like in Sweden, dockworkers in Denmark won’t unload Tesla vehicles arriving at ports. Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023 By contrast, the 2022 termination of the dockworkers’ strike at Felixstowe, the U.K.’s busiest port, yielded no worker wage increases. Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 His character took on a primary role in season 2, which centered on corruption at Baltimore's shipping docks — and Valchek's petty feud with dockworker union boss Frank Sobotka (Chris Bauer) over the donation of a stained glass window to a local church. Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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dockworker

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