Stevedore (Noun)
Meaning
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The stevedore worked tirelessly to unload the cargo ship that had just arrived in the harbor.
- At the turn of the century, the city's port was bustling with stevedores hauling crates and boxes onto waiting vessels.
- After years of experience as a stevedore, he decided to start his own cargo handling company.
- Stevedores and dockworkers joined forces to negotiate better wages and working conditions with the shipping company.
- As the last crate was lifted onto the ship, the stevedore let out a sigh of relief and began to calculate the day's earnings.