ahtaaja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dockworker noun A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
- longshoreman noun A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
- stevedore noun A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work.
Senses
ahtaaja is used for these senses in English:
- dockworker A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
- longshoreman (US) A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
- stevedore A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]
- wharfie (Australia, New Zealand, informal, colloquial) A wharf worker: .
longshoreman — full definition
- noun A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
- noun One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.