docker

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒkər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dok′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dock•er1  (dok′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a laborer on shipping docks;
    longshoreman.
  • dock1 + -er1 1755–65

dock•er2  (dok′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that docks or cuts short.
  • dock2 + -er1 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
docker / ˈdɒkə/
  1. a worker employed in the loading or unloading of ships
    US and Canadian equivalent: longshoreman
    See also stevedore
'docker' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
longshoreman - rough trade - wharfie

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