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stevedore

noun

/ˈstiː.vəˌdɔːr/

Meaning

A person employed to load and unload cargo from ships.

The stevedores worked tirelessly to unload the cargo before dawn.

docker, longshoreman, loader, laborer, porter

passenger, captain, officer

stevedore union, stevedore work, hire stevedores

A person who uncritically conforms to established practices or standards.

An event causing great damage, distress, or disaster.

An expression of blame or disapproval.

soldiers who fight on horseback; the part of an army formerly composed of troops on horseback

The care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals; farming and agriculture.

A person or thing of no importance or significance.