longshoreman

noun

long·shore·man ˈlȯŋ-ˌshȯr-mən

ˌlȯŋ-ˈ

Synonyms of longshoreman next

: a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport

Example Sentences

the longshoremen moved all of the fish into cold storage for shipment to the market

Recent Examples on the Web Every great cause, wrote the American longshoreman and philosopher Eric Hoffer, begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket. —

Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2022 His father was a longshoreman, his mother a homemaker. —

Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022 Police documents describe Forsell as a longshoreman and lifelong resident of West Seattle. —

Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Jones served in the Marines from 1984 to 1988 and for the last 17 years has been a longshoreman at Port Milwaukee. —

Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022 Jess' hands are rough and callused — more like a longshoreman's than that of a high school junior. —

Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022 All of a sudden everyone talks like a longshoreman. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2022 His father, Aniello, was a longshoreman; his mother, Lucy (Esposito) Pignatano, was a seamstress. —

New York Times, 25 May 2022 That's fitting for the son of a Baltimore longshoreman. —

Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2022 See More

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