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
In the administration's earliest days, the president sided with longshoremen against efforts to make union members redundant via automation.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
If there are more longshoremen than job orders, a portion of them will go without pay.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
The Overtown native returned from Washington, D.C. in 2005 to care for her ailing father, Caesar Stewart, a longshoreman of 47 years.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Bridges traveled the West Coast coordinating a strike of all longshoremen and warehousemen.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
If there are more longshoremen than job orders, a portion of them will go without pay.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
The Overtown native returned from Washington, D.C. in 2005 to care for her ailing father, Caesar Stewart, a longshoreman of 47 years.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Bridges traveled the West Coast coordinating a strike of all longshoremen and warehousemen.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for longshoreman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longshoreman
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As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The jobs reflected in the survey include dockworkers, stevedores, truck drivers, financing and administrative positions.—
Tom Hudson,
Sun Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Harbor Inn Cafe — Cleveland, Ohio Harbor Inn Cafe is one of the oldest on Tasting Table's list, having opened in 1895 as a hub for sailors and dockworkers.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV) and the dockworkers’ employers, International Lashing Services and Matrans Marine Services, agreed to meet Sunday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longshoreman. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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