docksmann.
/ˈdɒksmən/ A man employed at a dock or docks; spec. see quot. 1921.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > at docks
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1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §745 Docksman, one of a team of men who open and shut dock gates by means of capstan.
1929 Daily News 25 July 5/6 The former Cardiff docksman.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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n.1921