dockhand

/ˈdɑkˌhænd/
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Other forms: dockhands

Definitions of dockhand
  1. noun
    a laborer who loads and unloads ships at a waterfront
    synonyms: dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockworker, loader, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore
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    type of:
    jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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