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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The longshoremen’s workloads also have increased, and the effects of inflation have eroded their pay in recent years.
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Tom Krisher, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
On the West Coast, longshoremen accrue additional compensation based on man-hour assessments.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
The longshoremen's union started negotiating on this issue in the 1960s.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The longshoremen’s workloads also have increased, and the effects of inflation eroded their pay in recent years.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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Tom Krisher, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
On the West Coast, longshoremen accrue additional compensation based on man-hour assessments.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
The longshoremen's union started negotiating on this issue in the 1960s.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The longshoremen’s workloads also have increased, and the effects of inflation eroded their pay in recent years.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for longshoreman
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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longshoreman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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