longshoreman

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌshȯr-mən How to pronounce longshoreman (audio)
Definition of longshoremannext
as in stevedore
one who loads and unloads ships at a port the longshoremen moved all of the fish into cold storage for shipment to the market

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Recent Examples of longshoreman The play follows Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman living in Brooklyn with his wife Beatrice, whose unhealthy obsession with her teenage niece, Catherine, leads the larger family into ruin. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 The longshoremen back at work are union members feeding their families from this port. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 The state of Maryland followed, as did a group of Baltimore longshoremen who filed a class action lawsuit arguing the companies should reimburse them for wages lost while the port was closed. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 Holifield said listeners can also scan the QR code and hear stories from local historians such as Marvin Dunn, whose father was a longshoreman. — Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for longshoreman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longshoreman
  1. stevedore
  2. dockworker
Noun
  • The stevedores of the ship (who were responsible for loading and unloading ships at the port) were also on a break.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Ron Goodacre, a stevedore, a longshoreman — strong, proud, always with a story.
    — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stevedore
Noun
  • Saint played Edie Doyle, whose brother was murdered by thugs working for a mob boss running a longshoremen's union; her character becomes involved with Brando's pugilistic dockworker Terry Malloy.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Davis looked to the 1920s for the collection, drawing on artist Charles Demuth’s depictions of sailors, dockworkers and flappers gathering in speakeasies.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dockworker

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