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| ste·ve·dore [ stvə dàwr ] |
noun (plural ste·ve·dores) |
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dockworker: somebody whose job is to load and unload ships
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle ste·ve·dored, present participle ste·ve·dor·ing, 3rd person present singular ste·ve·dores) |
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do stevedore work: to work as a dockworker, loading and unloading ships, or unload a particular ship
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| [Late 18th century. < Spanish estibador, Portuguese estivador< estibar "stow a cargo" < Latin stipare "press together"] |
