as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship

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Recent Examples of dockworker Zim Integrated Shipping Services — Shares plunged 12.6% after U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement to end the port strike. Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 The Dow surged by more than 260 points following the release of strong job data and the end of the U.S. dockworkers’ strike, indicating a robust economy. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024 More than 50 heat records were set on Wednesday amid an October heat wave across much of the U.S. Thousands of dockworkers on the East Coast and Gulf Coast will return to work after the union representing them reached a tentative agreement on wages. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024 Striking dockworkers and port employers reached a tentative agreement Thursday, ending a strike that began earlier in the week and lifting concerns over the potential impact to the U.S. economy. Jena McGregor, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dockworker 

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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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