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
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Recent Examples of docker
Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docker
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His father, Ryozo, a sumo wrestler from Fukuoka Prefecture, became a stevedore and owner of a dry cleaning shop in Hawaii.
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But then what’s with all the stevedores from central casting?
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The state of Maryland followed, as did a group of Baltimore longshoremen who filed a class action lawsuit arguing the companies should reimburse them for wages lost while the port was closed.
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Holifield said listeners can also scan the QR code and hear stories from local historians such as Marvin Dunn, whose father was a longshoreman.
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For 17 generations, Wietse Van Der Werf’s forebears toiled as dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sea captains in the Netherlands and its colonies.
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Last September, three dockworkers were arrested after more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine were found hidden behind a false wall in a shipping container on the Sydney waterfront.
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“Docker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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