stevedore
pronunciation
How to pronounce stevedore in British English:
UK [ˈsti:vədɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce stevedore in American English:
US ['stivədɔr]
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- Noun:
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Word Origin
- stevedore
- stevedore: [18] A stevedore ‘docker’ is etymologically a ‘packer’ of cargo. The word was originally borrowed into American English from Spanish estivador, a derivative of estivar ‘stow cargo’. This was descended from Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source also of English constipation).=> constipation, stiff
- stevedore (n.)
- 1828, earlier stowadore (1788), from Spanish estibador "one who loads cargo, wool-packer," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from Latin stipare "pack down, press" (see stiff (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Shipment cannot execute within period owing stevedore shortage .
- 2. Kelley transportation and stevedore company limited .
- 3. Please believe us , we never charge the stevedore 's damage to your account , because we do things according to the fact .
- 4. Any extra expenses resulting from any of the above mentioned causes including stevedore standby time and fince , if any imposed , to be borne by owners and deducted from hire .
- 5. Abstract in modern wuhan , stevedore 's population was multitudinous , and the wharf labor dispute frequently occurred , which had had the enormous influence to wuhan social economy .