Dockworker (Noun)
Meaning
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The dockworker carefully guided the crane as it lifted the cargo containers off the ship.
- After years of working as a dockworker, John had developed a strong sense of camaraderie with his fellow union members.
- The port's dockworkers were on strike, protesting the proposed changes to their pension plan.
- As a dockworker, Maria was responsible for securing the cargo and ensuring it was properly stowed on the vessel.
- The dockworker's union had been negotiating with the shipping company for months, but a fair contract had yet to be reached.