longshoreman

[ lawng-shawr-muhn, -shohr-, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˈʃɔr mən, -ˈʃoʊr-, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun, plural long·shore·men.

a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.

Origin of longshoreman

First recorded in 1805–15; longshore + -man

usage note for longshoreman

See -man.

Words nearby longshoreman

long-run, long s, longship, longshore, longshore drift, longshoreman, longshorewoman, longshoring, long shot, long-sighted, longsleever

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Example sentences from the Web for longshoreman

From 1934 to 1942, he was a busboy, a dishwasher, a truck driver, and a longshoreman.
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And she knew at once what Johnnie did not guess: the longshoreman wanted the boy to appear ridiculous.
The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor Gates
He took a long, leaping step over the things on the floor—a step in the direction of the longshoreman.
The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor Gates
The longshoreman placed the books atop the olive-drab hat, crushing it flat with their weight.
The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor Gates

This was the Sunday-morning longshoreman that was the pleasantest to look at.
The Rich Little Poor Boy|Eleanor Gates
So a lumper, or 'longshoreman, had told the men where to put things.
The Sandman: His Sea Stories|William J. Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for longshoreman

longshoreman

/ (ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən) /

noun plural -men

US and Canadian a man employed in the loading or unloading of shipsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): docker

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	longshoreman
释义	longshoreman [ lawng-shawr-muhn, -shohr-, long- ] / ˈlɔŋˈʃɔr mən, -ˈʃoʊr-, ˈlɒŋ- / noun, plural long·shore·men. a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels. Origin of longshoreman First recorded in 1805–15; longshore + -man usage note for longshoreman See -man. Words nearby longshoreman long-run, long s, longship, longshore, longshore drift, longshoreman, longshorewoman, longshoring, long shot, long-sighted, longsleever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for longshoreman From 1934 to 1942, he was a busboy, a dishwasher, a truck driver, and a longshoreman. The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum\|Robert Ward\|July 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And she knew at once what Johnnie did not guess: the longshoreman wanted the boy to appear ridiculous. The Rich Little Poor Boy\|Eleanor Gates He took a long, leaping step over the things on the floor—a step in the direction of the longshoreman. The Rich Little Poor Boy\|Eleanor Gates The longshoreman placed the books atop the olive-drab hat, crushing it flat with their weight. The Rich Little Poor Boy\|Eleanor Gates This was the Sunday-morning longshoreman that was the pleasantest to look at. The Rich Little Poor Boy\|Eleanor Gates So a lumper, or 'longshoreman, had told the men where to put things. The Sandman: His Sea Stories\|William J. Hopkins British Dictionary definitions for longshoreman longshoreman / (ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən) / noun plural -men US and Canadian a man employed in the loading or unloading of shipsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): docker Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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