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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, caddie, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, docker, dockhand, drayman, express, expressman, freighter, gun bearer, hauler, homing pigeon, letter carrier, litter-bearer, loader, longshoreman, porter, redcap, roustabout, shield-bearer, skycap, stretcher-bearer, the Water Bearer, transporter, truck driver, trucker, wagoner, water boy, water carrier, wharf hand

Dictionary Results for stevedore:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

stevedore
    n 1: a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn:
         stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker,
         dockhand, dock worker, dockworker, dock-walloper,
         lumper]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stevedore \Ste"ve*dore`\, n. [Sp. estivador a packer, a stower,
   fr. estivar to pack, to stow, L. stipare to press, compress,
   probably akin to E. stiff. See Stiff, Stive to stuff.]
   One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port;
   one who stows a cargo in a hold.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

STEVEDORE. A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. Dunl. Adm. 
Pr. 98. Vide Arrameurs; Sac

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