Wharfie (9)
I believe the answer is:
stevedore
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">wharfie</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that wharfie can be written as stevedore)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stevedore that I've seen before include "dock pay for him?" , "One loads and unloads ships" , "Worker who loads and unloads ships" , "Unloader of shipping vessels" , "Dock-worker loads and unloads ships" .)