"dockman" meaning in All languages combined

See dockman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dockmen [plural]
Etymology: From dock + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dock|man}} dock + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|dockmen}} dockman (plural dockmen)
  1. A man who works on a dock. Synonyms: wharfman Hypernyms: dockworker, docker, longshoreman, stevedore, wharfie

Inflected forms

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