longshoreman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
  2. One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

longshoreman longshoremen

Etymology

From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.

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