| 单词 | stevedore |
| 释义 | stevedore (once / 14071 pages) n You can call a dock worker who loads cargo onto boats a stevedore. You don't have to be named Steve to be one (the word means docker or longshoreman), but the spelling of the English given name probably influenced the modern appearance of this word, from the Spanish estivar, "to stow cargo." The ultimate root is the Latin word stipare , "pack down or press," and the archaic English verb steeve, or stow, is a relative. WORD FAMILYstevedore: stevedores USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials sometimes keep ships waiting at sea until they are paid off, according to a stevedore who spoke anonymously because he feared losing his job. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The A$122.8 billion Future Fund has 6.7% of its funds invested in infrastructure and timberland including stevedore DP World Australia. Wall Street Journal(Sep 19, 2016) Ports and stevedores would get a lien on the funds for fees and costs. Reuters(Sep 06, 2016) n a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port Syn|Hyper dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, dockworker, loader, longshoreman, lumper jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
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