First Known Use: 1788
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1stevedore
noun ste·ve·dore \ˈstē-və-ˌdȯr also ˈstēv-ˌ\
: a person whose job is to load and unload ships at a port
Full Definition of STEVEDORE
: one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
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Origin of STEVEDORE
Spanish estibador, from estibar to pack — more at steeve
Related to STEVEDORE
- Synonyms
- docker [chiefly British], dockhand, longshoreman, roustabout, rouster, dockworker
2stevedore
verb
stevedoredstevedor·ing
Definition of STEVEDORE
transitive verb
: to handle (cargo) as a stevedore; also : to load or unload the cargo of (a ship) in port
intransitive verb
: to work as a stevedore
First Known Use of STEVEDORE
1862
Rhymes with STEVEDORE
albacore, allosaur, alongshore, anaphor, anymore, archosaur, at death's door, at one's door, Bangalore, bargain for, Barrymore, canker sore, carnivore, carnosaur, close the door, Coimbatore, come in for, commodore, comprador, consignor, corridor, cuspidor, devisor, dinosaur, door-to-door, double door, Ecuador, either-or, Eleanor, elector, endospore, evermore, except for, forest floor, franchisor, from the floor, furthermore, general store, go in for, guarantor, Gwalior, hackamore, hadrosaur, hellebore, herbivore, heretofore, humidor, in line for, Koko Nor, komondor, Labrador, licensor, Lipitor, louis d'or, madrepore, Mangalore, man-of-war, manticore, matador, meteor, micropore, Minotaur, mirador, more and more, nevermore, not long for, omnivore, open-door, out-of-door, package store, parador, petit four, picador, pinafore, piscivore, pompadour, Pompadour, predator, promisor, pterosaur, saddle sore, sagamore, Salvador, semaphore, servitor, standard score, stand up for, stegosaur, stick up for, superstore, sycamore, take the floor, theretofore, to die for, troubadour, tug-of-war, two-by-four, uncalled-for, underscore, unlooked-for, vavasor, warrantor
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