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docksider en · NOUN

Etymology

From dockside + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (habitational suffix).

Meanings

1. A boat shoe often used as casual footwear.
   • But there was something a little off about the clothes. No socks and tan docksiders. 2015, Kasey Michaels, This Can't Be Love::
   • He was dressed in docksiders, khaki shorts and a pink polo shirt.
   • Snapper has a pair of black socks with his docksiders. 2005, James Frey, My Friend Leonard, →ISBN:
2. A person who lives in or frequents a dockside area.
   • Because of this, relationships between docksiders often lack trust. 2008, Henry Trotter, Sugar Girls & Seamen, →ISBN:
   • Sheila was working the counter when I got there, and Pop was over at the tables with a couple of the docksiders, playing dominoes. 2015, The Shores of Moses Lake Collection: Four Novels in One, →ISBN:

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