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- /ˈdɑːkˌwɚkɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]US : a person who loads and unloads ships at a port : ↑longshoreman
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dock|work|er — «DOK WUR kuhr», noun. a longshoreman; docker … Useful english dictionary
Dock Work Convention, 1973 — ILO Convention C137 Dock Work Convention, 1973 Date of adoption June 25, 1973 Date in force July 24, 1975 Classification Dockworkers Subject Dockworkers Previous Next … Wikipedia
Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 — ILO Convention C152 Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979 Date of adoption June 25, 1979 Date in force December 5, 1981 Classification Dock Work Subject Dockworkers Previous Next … Wikipedia
dock — n [Dutch dialect docke dok pen, cage]: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial compare bar, bench, jury box, sidebar … Law dictionary
dock|er — dock|er1 «DOK uhr», noun. 1. a person who works on a dock; dockworker; longshoreman: »11,000 dockers were able to work on vessels completing loading and unloading (London Times). 2. a person who lives near docks. ╂[< dock1 + er2] do … Useful english dictionary
dock|wal|lop|ing — «DOK WOL uh pihng», noun. U.S. Slang. the work of a dockwalloper … Useful english dictionary
dock — ▪ I. dock dock 1 [dɒk ǁ dɑːk] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a place in a port where ships are loaded and unloaded: • Oil can go by pipeline to a nearby dock where tankers can load it. 2. docks [plural] a port area … Financial and business terms
work — /wɜk / (say werk) noun 1. exertion directed to produce or accomplish something; labour; toil. 2. that on which exertion or labour is expended; something to be made or done; a task or undertaking. 3. productive or operative activity. 4. manner or… …
dock — To curtail or diminish, as to dock a person s wages for, e.g. lateness or poor work n. The cage or inclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial … Black's law dictionary
dock — To curtail or diminish, as to dock a person s wages for, e.g. lateness or poor work n. The cage or inclosed space in a criminal court where prisoners stand when brought in for trial … Black's law dictionary
