noun
- workers employed to load, unload, and handle cargo at a dock or port
Usage: plural form; also called longshoremen or stevedores; typically refers to manual laborers in maritime settings
Examples
- The dockhands worked through the night to unload the cargo ship.
- Experienced dockhands know how to safely handle heavy containers.
- The union negotiated better wages for the dockhands at the port.
- Dockhands use specialized equipment to move freight on and off vessels.
- Many dockhands have worked at the harbor for over twenty years.