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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All 41 members of the Maritime Alliance, a group that includes port operating companies and shipping lines, voted for the contract, which covers the roughly 25,000 longshoremen who move containers on the East and Gulf Coasts.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Early Tuesday morning, a dumpster truck tried to cross the picket line and hit a protesting longshoreman, who was then taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
The West Coast longshoremen’s union has allowed such technology — like driverless container-moving vehicles — at its ports for years.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Early Tuesday morning, a dumpster truck tried to cross the picket line and hit a protesting longshoreman, who was then taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
The West Coast longshoremen’s union has allowed such technology — like driverless container-moving vehicles — at its ports for years.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longshoreman. Accessed 6 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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