stevedore
/stee-vi-dawr, -dohr/US // ˈsti vɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr //UK // (ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː) //
装卸工,搬运工,搬运工人,舵手
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.
v.有主动词 verb
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ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.
- : to load or unload the cargo of.
v.无主动词 verb
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ste·ve·dored, ste·ve·dor·ing.
- : to load or unload a vessel.
Examples
In the following December he returned to Manila disguised as a seaman, and stole ashore in the crowd of stevedore labourers.
From what I was told he was a stevedore and had once been a professional basketball player.
The man is a stevedore, I guess, and him and his wife used to get drunk regular and carry on up here every night or so.
I had it from the stevedore who has been loading their cargo.
The barmaid was not their sister, nor the stevedore their brother.
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