noun
- a worker employed at a dock to load, unload, or move cargo on ships and vessels
Usage: also called longshoreman or stevedore; typically refers to manual labor in shipping and maritime industries
Examples
- The dockhands worked through the night to unload the cargo ship.
- He got a job as a dockhand at the port after high school.
- Dockhands use heavy machinery and manual labor to move containers.
- The union represents all the dockhands working at the harbor.
- She started her career as a dockhand and eventually became a supervisor.