as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
on the wharves, stevedores were unloading cargo from the far corners of the world
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Recent Examples of stevedore
In a nightmare version of the Gilded Age, bankers and stevedores alike attend vaudevilles, swig opium, and sign contracts with Mephistopheles.
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The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
The sailors had received little training as stevedores but were forced to load munitions — a dangerous task — as White officers made bets on which units would move the fastest.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
The protagonist of this transgressive crime thriller, set in Tacoma, Washington, in the late nineteenth century, is Alma Rosales, an ex-detective who has constructed a new life as Jack Camp, a stevedore and an opium smuggler both beloved and feared by his crew.
—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
At Brunswick, the stevedores driving the vehicles onto the ships, members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, say there is enough work for entry-level workers to get 40 hours a week, something that was rare in the past.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
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The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
The sailors had received little training as stevedores but were forced to load munitions — a dangerous task — as White officers made bets on which units would move the fastest.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
The protagonist of this transgressive crime thriller, set in Tacoma, Washington, in the late nineteenth century, is Alma Rosales, an ex-detective who has constructed a new life as Jack Camp, a stevedore and an opium smuggler both beloved and feared by his crew.
—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
At Brunswick, the stevedores driving the vehicles onto the ships, members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, say there is enough work for entry-level workers to get 40 hours a week, something that was rare in the past.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stevedore
Noun
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The drop off in activity means fewer jobs for longshoremen and truckers, and down the line, higher prices for consumers, the representatives said.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Holt Logistics employs about 500 workers at the Port of Philadelphia, where longshoremen unpack and load products like fruit from around the world — produce destined for supermarkets across the U.S.—
Tom Hanson,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The sluggish traffic at America’s largest gateways has dockworkers and truck drivers worried about their jobs, the reporter said.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
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In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the river was a bustling hub of trade, crime and traffic, with sailors, merchants, shipwrights, dockworkers, ropemakers, lightermen, fishers and oyster wives rubbing shoulders on its banks.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Stevedore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stevedore. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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