dockworker

dockworker

English

Etymology

dock +‎ worker

Noun

dockworker (plural dockworkers)

1. A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.

Synonyms

• stevedore (UK)
• docker
• longshoreman (US)
• wharfie (Australia, New Zealand)

Related terms

• dockworking

Translations

worker at a dock

Chinese: Mandarin: 碼頭工人, 码头工人 (mǎtou gōngrén) Finnish: satamatyöntekijä, satamatyöläinen (generally); ahtaaja (fi) (loader and unloader) French: docker (fr) m German: Hafenarbeiter (de) m Irish: dugaire m Italian: stivatore m

Japanese: 港湾労働者 (こうわんろうどうしゃ, kōwan rōdōsha) Polish: portowiec m, doker m Portuguese: estivador (pt) m Romanian: docher (ro) m Russian: до́кер (ru) m (dóker), порто́вый рабо́чий m (portóvyj rabóčij), порто́вый гру́зчик m (portóvyj grúzčik) Vietnamese: khuân vác (vi)