dock worker
Harbor cargo handler
A dock worker is someone who loads and unloads cargo from ships at a port or harbor.
The work involves moving freight, operating cranes and forklifts, and securing goods for transport.
The dock workers went on strike over wages.
Also called a longshoreman, stevedore, or docker (British).
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- palletsFlat freight platforms
goods · bulk · break-bulk · commodity · merchandise · consignment · inventory · manifest
Safe anchorage for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
berth · jetty · shipyard · terminal · gangway · mooring · anchorage · slipway
Manual labor workforce
- unionJoining into one
- shiftMovement or work period
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- wagesPayment for work
hardhat · workwear · manual · physical · teamster · safety · helmet · gloves
freight
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
pallets · goods · bulk · break-bulk · commodity · merchandise · consignment · inventory · manifest · stowage
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
waterfront · berth · jetty · shipyard · terminal · gangway · mooring · anchorage · slipway · breakwater
blue-collar
Manual labor workforce
wages · hardhat · workwear · manual · physical · teamster · safety · helmet · gloves · boots
forklift
Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle
sling · hoist · pallet jack · winch · dolly · handcart · spreader · hook
freighter
Vessel for transporting goods
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- tugboatSmall craft that pulls ships
- bargeFlat freight vessel
tanker · cargo ship · hold · deck · bulkhead · hatch · bow · stern · gangplank · steamer
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- harbordocks, pier, piers, wharf, wharves
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, hired hands
- maritime jobssailor, captain, first mate, seaman, fisherman
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, mason
dock workersailor
Seafaring crew member
seaman · merchant mariner · ship's crew · deckhand · able seaman
dock workershipping magnate
Wealthy fleet owner
harbor master · corporate executive · white-collar worker · office worker · logistics manager
dock workerfarm worker
Agricultural laborer
farmhand · field hand · ranch hand · shepherd