stevedore

ste·ve·dore

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stee-vi-dawr, -dohr]
- /ˈsti vɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr/
- /ˈstiː.və.dɔːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stee-vi-dawr, -dohr]
- /ˈsti vɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr/

Definitions of stevedore word

noun stevedore a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel. 1
verb with object stevedore to load or unload the cargo of (a ship). 1
verb without object stevedore to load or unload a vessel. 1
noun stevedore dockworker 1
noun stevedore a person employed to load or unload ships 0
verb stevedore to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc) 0

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Origin of stevedore

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

1780-90, Americanism; < Spanish estibador, equivalent to estib(ar) to pack, stow (see steeve1) + -ador -ator

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Parts of speech for Stevedore

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stevedore

stevedore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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