The Collaborative International Dictionary
dock-walloper
dock-walloper \dock-walloper\ n. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock worker, lumper.
WordNet
dock-walloper
n. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock worker, lumper]
Usage examples of "dock-walloper".
His instantaneous change from a drunken dock-walloper to a cold-sober, deadly-skilled rough-and-tumble brawler .