Ma'anar ƙamus na "dockworker" shine mutumin da ke aiki a tashar jiragen ruwa, yawanci yana lodawa da sauke kaya daga jiragen ruwa. Hakanan ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa na iya zama alhakin duba kaya, injinan aiki, da kiyaye kayan aiki. Suna taka muhimmiyar rawa a harkar sufuri da kayayyaki.
