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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Thousands of longshoremen and dockworkers along the Eastern seaboard of the United States and the Gulf Coast walked off the job on Tuesday after the International Longshoremen's Association failed to reach contract agreements with the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Other lawsuits have been filed by the state of Maryland, the city of Baltimore and scores of longshoremen who lost work when the harbor shut down.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Her husband, a longshoreman working in Alaska, was unable to return home due to travel restrictions, leaving her to manage the business alone.
—Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 15 Mar. 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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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Other lawsuits have been filed by the state of Maryland, the city of Baltimore and scores of longshoremen who lost work when the harbor shut down.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Her husband, a longshoreman working in Alaska, was unable to return home due to travel restrictions, leaving her to manage the business alone.
—Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 15 Mar. 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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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longshoreman. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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