Meaning of dockworker | Babel Free
Definitions
A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Hafenarbeiter
Français
docker
Italiano
stivatore
日本語
港湾労働者
Português
estivador
Svenska
hamnarbetare
Tiếng Việt
khuân vác
Examples
“Red Hook is fabled dockworker territory, not necessarily for inspirational reasons. The mob violence and union corruption that long defined the piers were part of the underpinnings of the classic 1954 movie “On the Waterfront.””
“The East Coast dockworkers understand what’s happening around the world.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.