stevedore

[ stee-vi-dawr, -dohr ]

/ ˈsti vɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr /

noun

a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

verb (used with object), ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.

to load or unload the cargo of (a ship).

verb (used without object), ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.

to load or unload a vessel.

Origin of stevedore

1780–90, Americanism;<Spanish estibador, equivalent to estib(ar) to pack, stow (see steeve¹) + -ador-ator

Words nearby stevedore

Steuben glass, Steubenville, St.-Eustache, St. Eustatius, Steve, stevedore, stevedore's knot, Steven, Stevenage, Stevengraph, Stevens

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Example sentences from the Web for stevedore

Nagkargadur siya sa mulyi, He is working as a stevedore at the pier.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Nagsangkiig ang kargadur, The stevedore is tottering under the heavy load.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
He had been waiting for some such opportunity to discover more about his stevedore.
Tom Grogan|F. Hopkinson Smith
She shoved back her sleeve, showing an arm as hard and brawny as that of a stevedore.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville

Timekeeping for a stevedore firm and getting ten dollars a week!
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for stevedore

stevedore

/ (ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː) /

noun

a person employed to load or unload ships

verb

to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc)

Word Origin for stevedore

C18: from Spanish estibador a packer, from estibar to load (a ship), from Latin stīpāre to pack full

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	stevedore
释义	stevedore [ stee-vi-dawr, -dohr ] / ˈsti vɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr / noun a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel. verb (used with object), ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing. to load or unload the cargo of (a ship). verb (used without object), ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing. to load or unload a vessel. Origin of stevedore 1780–90, Americanism;<Spanish estibador, equivalent to estib(ar) to pack, stow (see steeve¹) + -ador-ator Words nearby stevedore Steuben glass, Steubenville, St.-Eustache, St. Eustatius, Steve, stevedore, stevedore's knot, Steven, Stevenage, Stevengraph, Stevens Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stevedore Nagkargadur siya sa mulyi, He is working as a stevedore at the pier. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff Nagsangkiig ang kargadur, The stevedore is tottering under the heavy load. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff He had been waiting for some such opportunity to discover more about his stevedore. Tom Grogan\|F. Hopkinson Smith She shoved back her sleeve, showing an arm as hard and brawny as that of a stevedore. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari\|James S. De Benneville Timekeeping for a stevedore firm and getting ten dollars a week! The Viking Blood\|Frederick William Wallace British Dictionary definitions for stevedore stevedore / (ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː) / noun a person employed to load or unload ships verb to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc) Word Origin for stevedore C18: from Spanish estibador a packer, from estibar to load (a ship), from Latin stīpāre to pack full Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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