Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An inhabitant of Devonport, England (formerly Plymouth Dock).
- noun A laborer in the docks: as, a trades-union for dockers was formed.
- noun A case secured by a lawyer from a prisoner after his arrest or upon arraignment.
- noun A stamp used to cut and perforate the dough for crackers or sea-biscuit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who performs
docking , as of tails. - noun A
dockworker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Etymologies
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Examples
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No, a docker is better than that; it looks like a roller made of plastic (or melamine or something) with spikes on it so when you roll it across dough it makes all the holes.
Lavosh! and... Lindy 2006
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There is no reason why a 'docker' should not grow his own vegetables and be his own dairyman at the same time.
British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals J. Ellis Barker 1909
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My learned friend here, I'm sure, will be proud to undertake your defence as a 'docker'; or -- perhaps I should say a
Mr. Justice Raffles 1893
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And yesterday even my mild mannered girlfriend used words that you'd usually hear coming from a docker.
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United - as it happened John Ashdown 2010
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The man who had occupied this hole, one Dan Cullen, docker, was dying in hospital.
DAN CULLEN, DOCKER 2010
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Yer trouseys is wuth five bob to hany man, an 'a docker' ud give two an 'six for the shoes, to sy nothin' of the coat an 'cap an' new stoker's singlet an 'hother things.
THE DESCENT 2010
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"Cawn't wyste 'em, you know," said she; to which the docker nodded, tucking away a couple of crusts himself.
CORONATION DAY 2010
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He has been married for almost 45 years to Sandra, a former hairdresser, daughter of a docker and twin sister of Frank Lampard's late mother.
Harry Redknapp: the people's manager | Observer profile 2012
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THE REDKNAPP FILEBorn 2 March 1947 in Poplar, east London, the only child of Henry Redknapp, a docker, and his wife, Violet.
Harry Redknapp: the people's manager | Observer profile 2012
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The docker who had already spoken shifted on his chair and said:
Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010
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