[ste.ve.dore] n [Sp estibador, fr. estibar to pack, fr. L stipare to press together--more at stiff] (1788): one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
[2]stevedore vb -dored ; -dor.ing vt (1862): to handle (cargo) as a stevedore; also: to load or unload the cargo of (a ship) in port ~ vi: to work as a stevedore