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Definition of stevedore noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stevedore

noun
 
/ˈstiːvədɔː(r)/
 
/ˈstiːvədɔːr/
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  1. a person whose job is moving goods on and off ships, especially one with responsibility for loading ships compare docker
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Spanish estivador, from estivar ‘stow a cargo’, from Latin stipare ‘pack tight’.
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