4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stevedore n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {loader}, {longshoreman}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper}, {lumper}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 42 Moby Thesaurus words for "stevedore": 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 From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: STEVEDORE. A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. Dunl. Adm. Pr. 98. Vide Arrameurs; Sac
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