dockhand

dock·hand

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dok-hand]
- /ˈdɒkˌhænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dok-hand]
- /ˈdɒkˌhænd/

Definitions of dockhand word

noun dockhand a dockworker. 1
noun dockhand A longshoreman. 1
noun dockhand a labourer at a shipping dock 0
noun dockhand Someone who works at a dock. 0

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Origin of dockhand

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; dock1 + hand

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Parts of speech for Dockhand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dockhand

dockhand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dockhand usage trend in Literature

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