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dockhand

dockhand noun: someone who works at a dock.

Noun

dockhand (plural dockhands)

  1. Someone who works at a dock.

Forms of dockhand

pluraldockhands

Origin of dockhand

From dock + hand.

Questions about dockhand

What does dockhand mean?
Dockhand means someone who works at a dock.
What part of speech is dockhand?
Dockhand is a noun.
What is the plural of dockhand?
The plural of dockhand is dockhands.

Words near dockhand in the dictionary

  1. docketers
  2. docketing
  3. docketing software
  4. docketings
  5. dockets
  6. dockhand
  7. dockhands
  8. dockie
  9. dockies
  10. dockiment
  11. dockiments

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