ste|ve|dore

ste|ve|dore
ste|ve|dore «STEE vuh dr, -dohr», noun, verb, -dored, -dor|ing.
–n.
a person employed at a port to load and unload ships.
–v.t.
to load or unload (a vessel or cargo).
–v.i.
to work as a stevedore.
[American English < Spanish estibador < estibar to stow cargo < Latin stīpāre pack down; press. Compare etym. under steeve1. (Cf.steeve)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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