"dock walloper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dock wallopers [plural], dockwalloper [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dock walloper (plural dock wallopers)
  1. (slang) A person who loiters around a dock in search of casual employment. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dock_walloper-en-noun-6OqkgRYZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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