Wharfie
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wharf worker: synonym of dockworker. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, informal
"“It’s a twenty-four-hour stoppage,” he said. “The wharfies went to the Arbitration Court for another pound a week for something or other, and they didn’t get it, so they’ve stopped work for a day to show their displeasure […]”"
Example
More examples"“It’s a twenty-four-hour stoppage,” he said. “The wharfies went to the Arbitration Court for another pound a week for something or other, and they didn’t get it, so they’ve stopped work for a day to show their displeasure […]”"
Etymology
From wharf + -ie.
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