docksider

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English

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Docksiders.

Etymology

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

Noun

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docksider (plural docksiders)

  1. A boat shoe often used as casual footwear.
    He was dressed in docksiders, khaki shorts and a pink polo shirt.
    • 2005, James Frey, My Friend Leonard[1], →ISBN:
      Snapper has a pair of black socks with his docksiders.
    • 2015, Kasey Michaels, This Can't Be Love:[2]:
      But there was something a little off about the clothes. No socks and tan docksiders.
  2. A person who lives in or frequents a dockside area.
    • 2008, Henry Trotter, Sugar Girls & Seamen[3], →ISBN:
      Because of this, relationships between docksiders often lack trust.
    • 2015, The Shores of Moses Lake Collection: Four Novels in One[4], →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.