Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dockie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dock-ie
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dockworker.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dock + -ie (forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with the suffixed noun).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dockies (plural)

Synonyms

docker

Questions

What does dockie mean?
A dockworker.
Where does dockie come from?
From dock + -ie (forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with the suffixed noun).

How to pronounce dockie

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