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单词 stevedore
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ste•ve•dore /ˈstivɪˌdɔr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or company that loads or unloads ships.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ste•ve•dore  (stē′vi dôr′, -dōr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -dored, -dor•ing. 
n. 
  1. a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

v.t. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto load or unload the cargo of (a ship).

v.i. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto load or unload a vessel.
  • Spanish estibador, equivalent. to estib(ar) to pack, stow (see steeve1) + -ador -ator
  • 1780–90, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stevedore /ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː/ n
  1. a person employed to load or unload ships
 vb
  1. to load or unload (a ship, ship's cargo, etc)
Etymology: 18th Century: from Spanish estibador a packer, from estibar to load (a ship), from Latin stīpāre to pack full
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