Dockhand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛkjuːmˈɛnɪkəlˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒkhand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒkhand/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛkjuːmˈɛnɪkəlˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loader longshoreman stevedore dock-walloper docker dockworker lumper dock worker

Word Forms

load	verb	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
dock	verb	come into dock

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hafenarbeiter

ein Arbeiter, der in einem Hafen Schiffe be- und entlädt

🇫🇷French

matelot

un ouvrier qui charge et décharge des navires dans un port

🇪🇸Spanish

estibador

un trabajador que carga y descarga buques en un puerto

🇮🇹Italian

portuale

un lavoratore che carica e scarica le navi in un porto

🇳🇱Dutch

havenarbeider

een arbeider die schepen in een haven laadt en lost

🇵🇹Portuguese

estivador

um trabalhador que carrega e descarrega navios em um porto

🇷🇺Russian

портовый рабочий

рабочий, который загружает и разгружает суда в порту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डॉकहैंड

एक मजदूर जो बंदरगाह में जहाजों को लोड और अनलोड करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডকহ্যান্ড

একজন শ্রমিক যিনি একটি বন্দরে জাহাজ লোড এবং আনলোড করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

கப்பல்துறை

ஒரு துறைமுகத்தில் கப்பல்களை ஏற்றி இறக்கும் தொழிலாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

డాక్‌హ్యాండ్

ఓడరేవులో నౌకలను లోడ్ చేసి అన్‌లోడ్ చేసే కార్మికుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

डॉकहँड

एक मजूर जो बंदरात जहाजे लोड आणि अनलोड करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોકહેન્ડ

એક મજૂર જે બંદરમાં જહાજો લોડ કરે છે અને અનલોડ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಡಗುಕಟ್ಟೆ

ಬಂದರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಡಗುಗಳನ್ನು ಲೋಡ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ಇಳಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോക്ക്ഹാൻഡ്

ഒരു തുറമുഖത്ത് പാത്രങ്ങൾ കയറ്റുകയും ഇറക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു തൊഴിലാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੌਕਹੈਂਡ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲੋਡ ਅਤੇ ਅਨਲੋਡ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈاک ہینڈ

ایک مزدور جو بندرگاہ میں جہازوں کو لوڈ اور اتارتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

码头工人

在港口装卸船只的工人

🇯🇵Japanese

港湾労働者

港で船舶の積み下ろしをする労働者

🇰🇷Korean

부두

항구에서 배를 싣고 내리는 일꾼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bến tàu

một công nhân bốc dỡ tàu ở cảng

🇹🇭Thai

มือเทียบท่า

คนงานที่ขนถ่ายเรือในท่าเรือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pekerja dermaga

seorang buruh yang memuat dan membongkar kapal di suatu pelabuhan

🇲🇾Malay

tangan dok

seorang buruh yang memuat dan memunggah kapal di pelabuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رصيف الميناء

العامل الذي يقوم بتحميل وتفريغ السفن في الميناء

🇮🇷Persian

اسکله

کارگری که کشتی ها را در بندر بارگیری و تخلیه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

rıhtım görevlisi

bir limanda gemileri yükleyip boşaltan işçi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רציף

פועל המעמיס ופרוק כלי שיט בנמל

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