longshoreman

noun

long·​shore·​man ˈlȯŋ-ˌshȯr-mən How to pronounce longshoreman (audio)
ˌlȯŋ-ˈ
: a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport

Examples of longshoreman in a Sentence

the longshoremen moved all of the fish into cold storage for shipment to the market
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Finish the night at Sunny’s Bar, a neighborhood institution that first served longshoremen more than 100 years ago. Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025 The restaurant started in 1904 by serving lunches to the longshoremen who worked the Brooklyn docks. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 If there are more longshoremen than job orders, a portion of them will go without pay. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025 If there are more longshoremen than job orders, a portion of workers will go without pay. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for longshoreman

Word History

Etymology

longshore, short for alongshore

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of longshoreman was in 1792

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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longshoreman. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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longshoreman

noun
long·​shore·​man ˈlȯŋ-ˈshōr-mən How to pronounce longshoreman (audio)
-ˈshȯr-
: one who loads and unloads ships at a port : stevedore

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