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DOCKER

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dock⋅er

1[dok-er]
–noun
a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.

Origin:
1755–65; dock 1 + -er 1

dock⋅er

2[dok-er]
–noun
a person or thing that docks or cuts short.

Origin:
1800–10; dock 2 + -er 1
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dock·er 1   (dŏk'ər)   
n.  A dockworker; a longshoreman.
dock·er 2   (dŏk'ər)   
n.  One that docks something, such as the tail of an animal.
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