Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: November 19, 2015

stevedore

Definition: (noun) One who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships.
Synonyms: dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, loader, longshoreman, lumper
Usage: As the stevedore worked, he dreamed of the day he would be able to leave the docks behind and see the world from the deck of a ship.

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