Select the word which means the same as the given group of words.

One who loads and unloads ships.

Stevedore

The word that means the same as the given group of words "one who loads and unloads ships" is stevedore.

• Spinster is a woman who has never married.
• Rustic means relating to the countryside or country people.
• Stevedore is a person who loads and unloads ships.
• Captain is the officer in charge of a ship.

The word stevedore is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to a person who loads and unloads ships. The other words do not have the same connotation of manual labor or maritime work.