dockhand
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈdɑkˌhænd/
- "If you're looking for that Italian, he's not here," a dockhand said.
Examples
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The dockhand rises, looking out at the water with a sigh.
Fiction book (1998) -
A dockhand, Derrick, glides past him toward the ladies.
Fiction book (1998) -
- The dockhand hanging by his neck.
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Rising slowly from the dark water directly behind the dockhand.
Fiction book (1998) -
The dockhand guy.
Fiction book (1998) -
Brooks (case closed): In the morning we'll talk to Derrick, the "dockhand guy," and put the whole thing to rest.
Fiction book (1998) -
One didn't rough up a fragile creature like Marie any more than one would throw a bone china doll to a dockhand.
Fiction book (1992) -
It was something else that took him off guard, which he'd never seen before, not in man or demonling, or even dockhand.
Fiction book (1991) -
Derrick, the dockhand, whistles in the darkness as he coils the bow rope of a service boat around a cleat on the dock.
Fiction book (1998) -
The dockhand skillfully unloaded crates from the ship as it docked at the port.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who loads and unloads goods from ships at a port
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5.7
A crew member who does physical work on a ship's deck
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4.2
A person who loads and unloads goods from ships at a port
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2.1
A person who loads and unloads ships at a dock
3
9.9
A person who loads and unloads ships at a port
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4.3
A person who loads and unloads ships at a port
1
6.7
A worker who loads and unloads ships at a port
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3.2
A person who moves goods onto and off ships at a port
1
9.9
A person who loads and unloads ships using a flat boat
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8.1
A person who works at a wharf or dock loading and unloading ships
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9.9
A worker who loads and unloads goods from ships at a port
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9.2
A worker who loads and unloads goods at a port or warehouse
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7.5
A person who moves boxes or goods by hand instead of using machines
A woman who loads and unloads goods from ships at a port
A person who works on the deck of a ship
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dockhand is made of two simple parts: dock is the place where ships 'tie up' and hand means a person who works with their 'hands', like in farmhand or deckhand. So, a dockhand is a worker who loads and unloads ships at the dock.