stevedore: [18] A stevedore ‘docker’ is etymologically a ‘packer’ of cargo. The word was originally borrowed into American English from Spanish estivador, a derivative of estivar ‘stow cargo’. This was descended from Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source also of English constipation). => constipation, stiff
stevedore (n.)
1828, earlier stowadore (1788), from Spanish estibador "one who loads cargo, wool-packer," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from Latin stipare "pack down, press" (see stiff (adj.)).
实用例句
1. Stentorian snores came from the shadows - Chen Yueh - ngo's elder brother, a stevedore.
昏暗中有鼾声如雷,那是陈月娥的当码头工人的哥哥.来自子夜部分
2. Shipment cannot execute within period owing stevedore shortage.
因装卸工人不足,无法在限定时间内装船.来自互联网
3. Stevedore buyer'responsibility and account.
船上装卸费用,须由买方负责并记帐.来自互联网
4. The'stevedore Stevedore Department has sent five gangs to unload the titanium dioxide.
