Thesaurus results for LONGSHOREMAN

longshoreman

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌshȯr-mən

Definition of longshoreman

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 state of Maryland followed, as did a group of Baltimore longshoremen who filed a class action lawsuit arguing the companies should reimburse them for wages lost while the port was closed. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 Holifield said listeners can also scan the QR code and hear stories from local historians such as Marvin Dunn, whose father was a longshoreman. — Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 Tommy Lasorda, who was then the third-base coach, ran past me, yelling everything a longshoreman would utter on a bad day at these two guys. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026 The moment outside offered a welcome moment of comfort for Padilla — a longshoreman at the Port of Oakland — and Nunez, who has seen orders to her Bay and Bloom charcuterie business spike as residents plan more outdoor events in the summerlike temperatures. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for longshoreman

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The stevedores of the ship (who were responsible for loading and unloading ships at the port) were also on a break.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Ron Goodacre, a stevedore, a longshoreman — strong, proud, always with a story.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stevedore

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For 17 generations, Wietse Van Der Werf’s forebears toiled as dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sea captains in the Netherlands and its colonies.

— Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026
Last September, three dockworkers were arrested after more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine were found hidden behind a false wall in a shipping container on the Sydney waterfront.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Definition of dockworker

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