docker
1 of 2noun (1)
dock·er ˈdä-kər 
: one that docks the tails of animals
docker
2 of 2noun (2)
chiefly British
: one connected with docks
especially : longshoreman
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- dockhand
- dockworker
- longshoreman
- roustabout
- rouster
- stevedore
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1765, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1887, in the meaning defined above
docker
noun
as in stevedore
one who loads and unloads ships at a port dockers threatened to go on strike and shut down all shipping on the Thames Synonyms & Similar Words
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- stevedore
- longshoreman
- dockworker
- roustabout
- dockhand
- rouster