longshoreman
noun
long·shore·man
ˈlȯŋ-ˌshȯr-mən 
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.
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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
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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
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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
-ˈshȯr-
: one who loads and unloads ships at a port : stevedore
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