Dockworker and Dockhand

Dockworker

Dockworker noun - One who loads and unloads ships at a port.
Usage example: the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Synonyms for Dockworker

Dockhand is a synonym for dockworker. In some cases you can use "Dockhand" instead a noun "Dockworker".

Dockhand

Dockhand noun - One who loads and unloads ships at a port.
Usage example: a trade embargo that was especially hard on the nation's dockhands
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Synonyms for Dockhand

Dockworker is a synonym for dockhand. You can use "Dockworker" instead a noun "Dockhand".
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