Definition
Workers who load and unload cargo from ships at docks or ports; also a brand of casual pants.
Etymology
From 'dock' (waterfront area where ships load/unload) + '-er' (one who does the work). The term emerged in the 1800s as major ports became central to trade; 'Dockers' pants were marketed in the 1980s as casual wear.
Kelly Says
Dockers represent one of work clothing's strangest transformations—sturdy dock worker pants became suburban dad fashion in the '90s, marketed as the perfect casual-yet-professional look. The job of dockworker, meanwhile, has been revolutionized by containerization: a single crane operator now does work that once took dozens of dockers.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የባሕር ሠራተኞች
ye-baḥṛ śeraṭeñoṭ
ARالعربية
عمال الميناء
ʿumāl al-mīnāʾ
BNবাংলা
বন্দর শ্রমিক
bandar śramik
CSČeština
dokáři
/dokɑːr̝i/
DADansk
havnearbejdere
/havnaˈɑpjɐdəʁə/
DEDeutsch
Hafenarbeiter
/haːfənˈʔaʁbaɪtɐ/
ELΕλληνικά
λιμενεργάτες
limenergátēs
ESEspañol
estibadores
es-ti-ba-do-res
FAفارسی
کارگران بندر
kārgarān bandar
FISuomi
satamatyöntekijät
/sɑtɑmɑtyøntekijæt/
FRFrançais
débardeurs
/debaʁdœʁ/
GUGU
બંદર મજૂર
bandar majūr
HAHA
ma'aikatan tashar
ma-a-ik-tan tash-ar
HEעברית
עובדי נמל
ovdei namal
HIहिन्दी
बंदरगाह श्रमिक
bandargāh śramik
HUMagyar
kikötői munkások
/kiːkøtøːi munkaːʃok/
IDBahasa Indonesia
buruh pelabuhan
bu-ruh pe-la-bu-han
IGIG
ọrụ ụgbọ mmiri
o-ru u-gbo mmiri
KKKK
порт жұмысшылары
port jūmysshylary
KMKM
កម្មករកំពង់ផែ
kammakar kumpɔng pheă
MRMR
बंदर मजूर
bandar majūr
MSBahasa Melayu
buruh pelabuhan
bu-ruh pe-la-bu-han
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိပ်ကမ်းသား
seikkaṅsā
NLNederlands
dokwerkers
/dɔkˈʋɛrkərs/
NONorsk
havnearbeidere
/hɑvnɛɑrˈbeːɖərə/
PAPA
ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ
bandargāh mazdūr
PLPolski
dokerzy
/dɔkɛrʑɨ/
PTPortuguês
estivadores
es-ti-va-do-res
SVSvenska
hamnarbetare
/hamnaʁbɛtaʁɛ/
SWKiswahili
wafanyakazi wa bandari
wa-fa-nya-kazi wa ban-da-ri
TAதமிழ்
துறைமுகத் தொழிலாளர்கள்
tuṟaimukat toḻilāḷarḵaḷ
TEతెలుగు
ఓడరేవు కార్మికులు
ōḍarēvu kārmikulu
THไทย
คนงานท่าเรือ
kon ngān thāruea
TLTL
manggagawa sa daungan
mang-ga-ga-wa sa da-ung-an
TRTürkçe
liman işçileri
li-man iş-çi-le-ri
UKУкраїнська
докери
dokery
URاردو
بندرگاہ مزدور
bandargāh mazdūr
VITiếng Việt
công nhân cảng
kong nhan kang
YOYO
àwon oníṣẹ́ oko
a-won o-ni-she o-ko
ZUZU
abasebenzi bezindawo
a-ba-se-ben-zi be-zin-da-wo