stevedore
To load or unload a ship's cargoTo load or unload a ship's cargo.
Meaning
1 sensesTo load or unload a ship's cargo.
Origin
From Spanish estibador (cognate with Portuguese estivador, and compare Medieval Latin stivFrom Spanish estibador (cognate with Portuguese estivador, and compare Medieval Latin stivator), from estivar, estibar (“to load”), from Medieval Latin stivare, stīpāre (compare Italian stivare, stipare), the present active infinitive of stīpō (“to cram, fill, stuff”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *steypos, which is from the root Proto-Indo-European *steyp-. It is cognate with stiff through Proto-Indo-European.
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Forms
stevedores, stevedoring, stevedored, stevedored| Base form | stevedore · to stevedore |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stevedores |
| Present participle | stevedoring |
| Past simple | stevedored |
| Past participle | stevedored |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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