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Meanings of stevedore in English

Russian
докер
Portuguese
estivadores
Spanish
estibadora
Catalan
carregador

Occupation of loading and unloading ships.

Related terms
докер
Usage of stevedore in English
1
He was built like a greyhound with the shoulders of a stevedore.
The Lost Road
2
For twenty years he had fought nothing bigger than a drunken stevedore.
A Splendid Hazard
3
I had it from the stevedore, who has been loading their cargo.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
4
One third of the American stevedore force in Europe was Negro.
The Black Experience in America
5
Well, if this ain't fortunate. The stevedore's services were required for Mammy Easter.
The Crisis — Complete
6
The black stevedore represented a section of the United States.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
7
The stevedore was a much larger man, but George got the best of it.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
8
A big stevedore carried her down two decks to where the gang-plank was thrown across.
The Crisis — Volume 05
9
He gave me my first job as stevedore only three days after I got married.
Within the Tides: Tales
10
One night at New Orleans a stevedore tackled him.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
11
It was the Negro band, fresh from America, which gave the stevedore his greatest delight.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
12
The other battalion was detailed after the surrender to do stevedore work at the commissary dépot.
History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Sant...
13
He make good wages on the docks-a stevedore.
The Foolish Virgin
14
Actually, he played the part of stevedore as well for ten days on the relief ship.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
15
Sometimes a stevedore would argue about paying tribute, and he would have to be beaten up.
The new yorker
16
The stevedore's services were required for Mammy Easter.
The Crisis — Volume 05
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Stevedore through the time