stevedore
Cargo ship handler
A stevedore is a dockworker who loads and unloads cargo from ships.
The work involves moving freight between vessel and shore, typically using cranes, forklifts, and other equipment.
The stevedores worked through the night to empty the container ship.
The term is more common in formal or maritime contexts than in everyday speech.
Port cargo handler
- roustaboutUnskilled transient worker
- lumperDock freight handler
- gangOrganized criminal group
- shiftMovement or work period
union · waterfront · casual · loading · unloading · stowing · lashing · hauling
Lifter or wader
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- hoistRaise with tackle
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
hook · conveyor · dolly · gantry · derrick · rigging · block-and-tackle · stacking
Ship docking structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- berthSleeping space on transport
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
port · waterfront · dockyard · gangplank · shipyard · mooring · jetty · bollard
Goods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- shipmentGoods being transported
- holdMaintain in grasp
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
pallets · bulk · consignment · stowage · lashing · breakbulk · tonnage · goods
docker
Port cargo handler
- roustaboutUnskilled transient worker
- lumperDock freight handler
- gangOrganized criminal group
shift · union · waterfront · casual · loading · unloading · stowing · lashing · hauling
crane
Lifter or wader
sling · hook · conveyor · dolly · gantry · derrick · rigging · block-and-tackle · stacking
wharf
Ship docking structure
harbor · port · waterfront · dockyard · gangplank · shipyard · mooring · jetty · bollard · anchorage
freight
Goods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
- shipmentGoods being transported
- holdMaintain in grasp
manifest · pallets · bulk · consignment · stowage · lashing · breakbulk · tonnage · goods · commodities
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
muscle
Contractile body tissue
- brawnMuscular power, bodily might
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
strength · toughness · heavy-lifting · backbreaking · grueling · sweat · exertion · fatigue · hardiness · grit
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- maritime tradesea trade, container ships, cargo ship, shipping routes, ocean trade
- harbordock, docks, pier, piers, wharf
- haulinghaul, haulage, tow, lug, heave
- laborerslaborers, day laborer, day labourer, day laborers, manual worker
- maritime jobssailor, captain, first mate, seaman, fisherman
stevedoresailor
Seafaring crew member
seaman · mariner · ship's crew · deckhand · merchant sailor