dockman

English

Etymology

From dock +‎ -man.

Noun

dockman (plural dockmen)

1. A man who works on a dock.

   Synonym: wharfman

   Hypernyms: dockworker, docker, longshoreman, stevedore, wharfie

   • 1914, Joseph Conrad, chapter 5, in The Niger of Narkissos:

     “Stand clear! Stand clear of that rope!” cried the dockmen, bending over stone posts.”