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dock·er
1
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ˈdɒk
ər
/
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-er
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noun
a laborer on shipping
docks
; longshoreman.
Origin:
1755–65;
dock
1
+
-er
1
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dock·er
2
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ˈdɒk
ər
/
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-er
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noun
a person or thing that
docks
or cuts short.
Origin:
1800–10;
dock
2
+
-er
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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docker
1
(ˈdɒkə)
—
n
(
Brit
) See also
stevedore
US and Canadian equivalent:
longshoreman
a man employed in the loading or unloading of ships
docker
2
(ˈdɒkə)
—
n
a person or thing that docks something, such as the tail of a horse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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