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ste·ve·dore

Audio Help [stee-vi-dawr, -dohr] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -dored, -dor·ing.

–noun

1.	a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to load or unload the cargo of (a ship).

–verb (used without object)

3.	to load or unload a vessel.

[Origin: 1780–90, Americanism; < Sp estibador, equiv. to estib(ar) to pack, stow (see steeve¹) + -ador -ator

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ste·ve·dore Audio Help   (stē'vĭ-dôr', -dōr') Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
stevedore

1788, from Sp. estibador "one who loads cargo," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from L. stipare "pack down, press" (see stiff).

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stevedore
noun
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

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stevedore [ˈstiːvədoː] noun

a person who loads and unloads ships; a docker

Arabic:	مُتَعَهِّد تَحْميل السُّفُن أو تَفْريغها
Chinese (Simplified):	装卸工人
Chinese (Traditional):	裝卸工人
Czech:	nakladač; vykladač
Danish:	havnearbejder
Dutch:	stuwadoor
Estonian:	lastija
Finnish:	ahtaaja
French:	débardeur, *-euse
German:	der Stauer
Greek:	φορτοεκφορτωτής
Hungarian:	rakodómunkás
Icelandic:	hafnarverkamaður
Indonesian:	kuli pelabuhan
Italian:	stivatore

Japanese:	港湾労働者
Korean:	하역 인부, 부두 인부
Latvian:	ostas krāvējs
Lithuanian:	dokininkas, uosto krovikas
Norwegian:	havnearbeider, sjauer
Polish:	robotnik portowy, doker
Portuguese (Brazil):	estivador
Portuguese (Portugal):	estivador
Romanian:	docher
Russian:	портовый грузчик
Slovak:	nakladač, vykladač
Slovenian:	pristaniški delavec
Swedish:	stuvare, hamnarbetare
Turkish:	gemi yükleme boşaltma işçisi