stevedore
/ˈstivəˌdɔr/
noun
- A person who loads and unloads cargo from ships.
- My grandfather worked as a stevedore at the port for thirty years.
- The ship's crew signaled to the stevedore to lower the next container.
- The stevedore carefully stacked the crates onto the dock.
Synonyms
verb
- To load or unload cargo from a ship.
- They hired extra workers to stevedore the cargo before the storm.
- He learned to stevedore efficiently during his summer job at the harbor.
- The team will stevedore the grain shipment tomorrow morning.