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
Noun
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Tommy Lasorda, who was then the third-base coach, ran past me, yelling everything a longshoreman would utter on a bad day at these two guys.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The moment outside offered a welcome moment of comfort for Padilla — a longshoreman at the Port of Oakland — and Nunez, who has seen orders to her Bay and Bloom charcuterie business spike as residents plan more outdoor events in the summerlike temperatures.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His father, Ryozo, a sumo wrestler from Fukuoka Prefecture, became a stevedore and owner of a dry cleaning shop in Hawaii.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Calder’s handshake was that of a stevedore, which is to say the man had the grip of a sculptor who could work metal and wood with power and dexterity.—
Nicholas Fox Weber,
Air Mail,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the tough comparisons did not stop the port’s dockworkers from handling the highest total number of TEUs in North America, both for March and the first quarter.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani’s current chief of staff Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as chair, while other new members include a Bronx high school teacher and a former dockworker.—
Laura Nahmias,
Bloomberg,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dockhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockhand. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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