ste·ve·dore
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| 1. | a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel. |
| 2. | to load or unload the cargo of (a ship). |
| 3. | to load or unload a vessel. |
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stevedore
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n. One who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships. tr. & intr.v. ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing, ste·ve·dores To load or unload the cargo of (a ship) or to engage in the process of loading or unloading such a vessel. [Spanish estibador, from estibar, to stow, from Latin stīpāre, to pack.] |
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stevedore
1788, from Sp. estibador "one who loads cargo," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from L. stipare "pack down, press" (see stiff).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| stevedore | |
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| a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
stevedore [ˈstiːvədoː] noun
a person who loads and unloads ships; a docker
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Stevedore
Steve\, v. t. [See Stevedore.] To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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