as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
a trade embargo that was especially hard on the nation's dockhands
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Recent Examples of dockhand
Two of the eight tainted Tylenol bottles came from Jewel stores in the northwest suburbs, though neither had passed through the Melrose Park warehouse where Arnold had long worked for Jewel as a dockhand.
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Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
Alhonna is the genesis of the crime drama, where screenwriter Bill Dubuque worked as a dockhand in his youth at the comfortable, somewhat dated, lake retreat.
—Mike and Wendy Pramik, cleveland, 7 July 2022
Just stepping onto the log from the dock, then maintaining balance as the log was pushed out into the water by dockhands with poles, looked like a challenge.
—David G. Molyneaux, miamiherald, 19 Aug. 2017
Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
Alhonna is the genesis of the crime drama, where screenwriter Bill Dubuque worked as a dockhand in his youth at the comfortable, somewhat dated, lake retreat.
—Mike and Wendy Pramik, cleveland, 7 July 2022
Just stepping onto the log from the dock, then maintaining balance as the log was pushed out into the water by dockhands with poles, looked like a challenge.
—David G. Molyneaux, miamiherald, 19 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockhand
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Teachers, writers, nurses, truck drivers, actors, longshoremen and other types of workers all joined picket lines seeking better pay and working arrangements in the face of rising prices.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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This work stoppage follows the 13-day strike from more than 7,400 longshoremen at the British Columbia ports in July 2023.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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America dodged a sledgehammer on Thursday night, when striking stevedores reached a tentative agreement to return to work.Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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What do port workers do? Longshoremen, also referred to as stevedores, handle cargo from incoming ships.Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Hiring also tailed off at a time when the labor market was disrupted by violent storms in the Southeast as well as two major labor strikes involving dockworkers and Boeing.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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The big picture: Last night, the dockworker union announced a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Dockhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockhand. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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