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Word of the Day – Stevedore

By January 29, 2022Word of the Day

Stevedore (noun)

stee-va-dor

A person employed at a dock to load and unload ships.

Late 18th century from Spanish estivador, from estivar ‘stow a cargo’, from Latin stipare

Example sentences

“The noise from the Stevedores working the dock in the background.”

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