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DOCKWORKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Synonyms:
dock-walloper; dock worker; docker; dockhand; dockworker; loader; longshoreman; lumper; stevedore
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Hypernyms ("dockworker" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)