- stevedore
- stevedore 1788, from Sp. estibador "one who loads cargo," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from L. stipare "pack down, press" (see STIFF (Cf. stiff) (adj.)).
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stevedore — ● stevedore nom masculin (anglais stevedore, de l espagnol estibador, emballeur) Synonyme de aconier. ● stevedore (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais stevedore, de l espagnol estibador, emballeur) Synonymes : aconier … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stevedore — est un mot anglais qui désigne, dans un port, le chef d une entreprise de chargement ou de déchargement des navires. Présentation Il assure, sous la surveillance d un officier de bord, la manutention des marchandises. Stevedore est un terme… … Wikipédia en Français
stevedore — ste‧ve‧dore [ˈstiːvdɔː ǁ dɔːr] noun [countable] JOBS TRANSPORT someone whose job is loading and unloading ships; = docker Bre; , longshoreman AmE * * * Ⅰ. stevedore UK US /ˈstiːvədɔː … Financial and business terms
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stevedore — ► NOUN ▪ a person employed at a dock to load and unload ships. ORIGIN Spanish estivador, from estivar stow a cargo … English terms dictionary
stevedore — ☆ stevedore [stē′və dôr΄ ] n. [Sp estivador < estivar, to stow, ram tight: see STEEVE1] a person employed at loading and unloading ships; longshoreman vt., vi. stevedored, stevedoring to load or unload the cargo of (a ship) … English World dictionary
Stevedore — Docker redirects here. For other uses, see Docker (disambiguation). Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c.1912 Stevedore, dockworker, docker, dock labourer,… … Wikipedia
stevedore — I. noun Etymology: Spanish estibador, from estibar to pack more at steeve Date: 1788 one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port II. verb ( dored; doring) Date: 1862 transitive verb to handle (cargo) as a stevedore; … New Collegiate Dictionary
stevedore — UK [ˈstiːvəˌdɔː(r)] / US [ˈstɪvəˌdɔr] noun [countable] Word forms stevedore : singular stevedore plural stevedores American a docker … English dictionary
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