- stevedore
- One who works in the loading and unloading of ships. 27 Am J1st Ind Contr § 17; 48 Am J1st Ship § 211. A stevedore is not a seaman. Zarowitch v F. Jarka (DC NY) 21 F2d 187.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
stevedore
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