'Stevedore' definitions:

Definition of 'stevedore'

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

Definition of 'Stevedore'

From: 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]