docker

Other forms of docker

plural

dockers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about docker

What does docker mean?

docker means "a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port".

How many syllables are in docker?

docker has 2 syllables: doc-ker. The stress falls on "doc". In IPA it is /ˈdɑkɚ/.

What is another word for docker?

Close synonyms include stevedore, loader, longshoreman, dockhand, dock worker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is docker a common word?

docker is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.