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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Recent Examples of longshoreman
The West Coast longshoremen’s union has allowed such technology — like driverless container-moving vehicles — at its ports for years.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Editors’ Picks With overtime and higher rates for working at night, longshoremen can earn well over $200,000 a year.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The restaurant started in 1904 by serving lunches to the longshoremen who worked the Brooklyn docks.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Editors’ Picks With overtime and higher rates for working at night, longshoremen can earn well over $200,000 a year.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The restaurant started in 1904 by serving lunches to the longshoremen who worked the Brooklyn docks.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longshoreman
Noun
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Docks depended on a circulating pool of male maritime workers—crews of seamen and stokers who manned the tramp steamers, gangs of longshoremen, and stevedores who loaded and unloaded goods, as well as artisans and machinists who maintained and repaired the ships and trains.—
Michael Denning,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Aug. 2015
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America dodged a sledgehammer on Thursday night, when striking stevedores reached a tentative agreement to return to work.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents West Coast dockworkers, said the extra charges would encourage carriers to unload cargo outside the U.S. and then truck it across the borders with Mexico and Canada.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2025
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Key Facts The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents more than 85,000 dockworkers, reached a tentative deal with shippers and port operators Wednesday without disclosing its details, according to ABC News, as the agreement still requires a vote by union members.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longshoreman. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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