A dock porter; a member of a company of riverside workers.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > at docks (14) gangsman1740 A dock porter; a member of a company of riverside workers. wharf-man1848 roustabout1860 U.S. A deckhand, originally and esp. on a riverboat; (also) a dock labourer. Now chiefly historical. matey1865 A dock worker. See also dockyard matey n. at dockyard, n. compounds 2 Now historical. watersider1867 A person who undertakes work or other activity at a waterside; = spec. (Australian and New Zealand) a docker, a longshoreman. rouster1870 U.S. = roustabout, n. 1. Now historical. docker1887 A labourer in the docks. wharf-labourer1890 wharf-lumper1906 a wharf-labourer. wharfie1912 A wharf-labourer; a stevedore or docker. docksman1921 A man employed at a dock or docks; spec. see quot. 1921. Subcategories:— casual (3) |
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