dock walloper
/ˈdɑk ˌwɔlɑpər/
noun
- A person who works on a dock, especially one who loads and unloads ships; a dock worker.
- He started as a dock-walloper and worked his way up to foreman.
- The old dock-walloper told stories of his days working on the waterfront.
- A group of dock-wallopers gathered at the union hall to discuss the new contract.