docker

noun [C]

/ˈdɒk.ər/

/ˈdɑː.kɚ/ (also dockworker)

Definition

› a person who works at a port, putting goods onto and taking them off shipsPeople who work on boats and ships

(Definition of docker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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