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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Nearly half of the longshoremen who support operations at the Los Angeles port went without work over the last two weeks.
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Nearly half of the longshoremen who support operations at the port went without work over the past two weeks, Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told The Los Angeles Times in a Saturday report.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
What To Know Calkins told CNN that the current situation would impact the job security of longshoremen and those dealing directly with the freight, as well as industries responsible for transporting imports nationwide.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Nearly half of the longshoremen who support operations at the port went without work over the past two weeks, Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told The Los Angeles Times in a Saturday report.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
What To Know Calkins told CNN that the current situation would impact the job security of longshoremen and those dealing directly with the freight, as well as industries responsible for transporting imports nationwide.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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
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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longshoreman. Accessed 20 Jun. 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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