longshoreman
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longshoreman
Where it comes from
From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.
noun longshoremen
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A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
After that, Mr. Givens thought little more of his illness and returned to work as a longshoreman at the Port of New Orleans.
Similar: dockworker
- One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.
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Talk about this word "longshoreman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/longshoreman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. longshoreman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/longshoreman "longshoreman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/longshoreman.Cite this
@misc{longshoreman_2026,
title = {longshoreman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longshoreman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
