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dockmen

dockmen is the plural of dockman.

Meaning of dockman

Noun

dockman (plural dockmen)

  1. A man who works on a dock.
    • “Stand clear! Stand clear of that rope!” cried the dockmen, bending over stone posts.”1914, Joseph Conrad, chapter 5, in The Niger of Narkissos
    Synonyms:
    wharfman

Questions about dockmen

What is dockmen the plural of?
Dockmen is the plural of dockman.

Words near dockmen in the dictionary

  1. dockmackie
  2. dockmackies
  3. dockman
  4. dockmaster
  5. dockmasters
  6. dockmen
  7. dockmistress
  8. dockmistresses
  9. dockominium
  10. dockominiums
  11. dockplate

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