Heaver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heaver is a noun meaning One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
Meaning
One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
More Meanings
- A bar used as a lever.
Example Sentences
a coal heaver
The spar snapping under them in the slings, as they sought, with heavers, to beat down the icy sail.
Word Forms
- heavers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coal, hefter, weigher, dockworker, lader, freighter.
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