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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries码头工人
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mǎtóu gōngrén
"码头工人正在卸货。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed to load and unload cargo at a dock.
"The dockworker efficiently moved crates from the ship to the warehouse." - 2
An individual who works at a dock, often involved in the handling of shipping containers and freight.
"During peak season, the dockworkers often work overtime to meet shipping demands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'dockworker' is derived from the combination of 'dock', which comes from the Old English 'docca', meaning a place where ships are loaded and unloaded, and 'worker', from the Old English 'weorc', meaning a person who performs a task. The term has evolved to specifically refer to individuals employed in loading and unloading cargo at docks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dockworker" is said worldwide
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dockeur
Transliteration: dokeur
"Le dockeur a chargé les conteneurs sur le navire."
Hafenarbeiter
Transliteration: Hafenarbeiter
"Der Hafenarbeiter entlud die Fracht vom Schiff."
lavoratore portuale
Transliteration: lavoratore portuale
"Il lavoratore portuale ha scaricato le merci dal cargo."
trabajador portuario
Transliteration: trabajador portuario
"El trabajador portuario cargó los contenedores en el barco."
trabalhador portuário
Transliteration: trabalhador portuário
"O trabalhador portuário descarregou a carga do navio."
डॉक श्रमिक
Transliteration: ḍŏk śramik
"डॉक श्रमिक ने जहाज से सामान उतारा।"
码头工人
Transliteration: mǎtóu gōngrén
"码头工人正在卸货。"
항만 노동자
Transliteration: hangman nodongja
"항만 노동자가 화물을 내리고 있다."
港湾労働者
Transliteration: こうわんろうどうしゃ
"港湾労働者は貨物を下ろしています。"
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