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Definition of watersider in English: watersidernoun ˈwɔːtəsʌɪdə Australian, NZ A person employed to load and unload a ship's cargo. Example sentencesExamples - I can recall, when I was the manager of a stevedoring company - this goes back some while - having watersiders come to the Port of Tauranga who had been involved in the 1951 strike, and they did not talk to each other.
- On August 11, the New Zealand Rail and Maritime Transport Union called off a planned 8-day strike by Wellington watersiders.
- I have been trained properly by watersiders and seafarers.
- Around 20,000 workers in 170 businesses have gained pay rises of 5% or more, including engineers, supermarket workers, watersiders and bus drivers.
- I have been insulted by the professionals - the watersiders and seafarers of this country.
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