docker

ˈdɒkər

Definition

Definition of docker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dockworker

Rare

person who loads and unloads ships at docks

Rare

The docker worked tirelessly at the busy port.

longshoreman

stevedore

animal

Dated

one who performs docking of tails

Dated

The farmer hired a docker for the horses.

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Origin of docker

Dutch, dok (dock) + er (agent)

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dockerize

technology

package software using the Docker platform

dockerized

adj.

technology

packaged using the Docker platform

Examples of docker in a sentence

A docker's job is physically demanding.
The ranch employed a docker for the sheep.
A skilled docker is essential for livestock management.

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French:docker, coupeur de queues, ...
German:Hafenarbeiter, Kupierer, ...
Italian:portuale, accorciacode, ...
Spanish:estibador, dockero, ...
Portuguese:estivador, veterinário que realiza a caudectomia, ...
Chinese:码头工人, 对接员, ...
Japanese:港湾労働者, 尾切り職人, ...
Arabic:عَامِل رَصيف, قاص الذَّيْل, ...
Hebrew:עוֹבֵד בַּנָּמֵל, קוֹצֵץ זָנָבוֹת, ...
Russian:докер, купировщик, ...
Ukrainian:докер, купірувальник, ...
Hindi:गोदी कर्मचारी, पूंछ डॉक करने वाला, ...
Bengali:ডকার, লেজকাটা কর্মী, ...
Catalan:estibador, tallador, ...
Czech:přístavní dělník, kupírovač, ...
Danish:havnearbejder, dokker, ...
Dutch:dokwerker, staartcoupeur, ...
Greek:λιμενεργάτης, κοπτήρας, ...
Hungarian:kikötőmunkás, farokkurtítást végző személy, ...
Khmer:កម្មករផែ, អ្នកកាត់កន្ទុយសត្វ, ...
Korean:부두 노동자, 꼬리 자르는 사람, ...
Persian:باربر بندر, دم‌کوتاه‌کن, ...
Polish:doker, przycinacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):estivador, profissional que realiza a amputação da cauda, ...
Romanian:hamal, docer, ...
Swedish:hamnarbetare, svansklippare, ...
Thai:คนงานท่าเรือ, คนตัดหาง, ...
Turkish:liman işçisi, kuyruk kesici, ...
Vietnamese:công nhân bốc xếp, người cắt đuôi, ...

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