Docker (Noun)
Meaning
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The docker was tasked with loading heavy cargo crates onto the massive ship before it set sail for Europe.
- Working as a docker can be physically demanding, especially when handling bulky and heavy objects all day long.
- On average, a docker works about 12 hours a day to meet the demands of tight shipping schedules and limited dock time.
- Years of working as a docker have left Jack's body weathered, his muscles tough and calloused from endless days of labor.
- By becoming a docker, David finally earned enough money to send his kids to a good school.