docksider
nounEtymology From dockside + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (habitational suffix).
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A boat shoe often used as casual footwear.
- 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:
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- But there was something a little off about the clothes. No socks and tan docksiders.2015, Kasey Michaels, This Can't Be Love::
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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: