单词 | longshoreman |
释义 | longshoreman From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Water Occupationslongshoremanlong‧shore‧man /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmən $ ˈlɒːŋʃɔːr-/ noun (plural longshoremen) [countable] American EnglishBOTTWsomeone whose job is to load and unload ships at a dock SYN docker British EnglishExamples from the Corpuslongshoreman• Near the draw dock some longshoremen had heaped it up and set light to it, to clear the area.From Longman Business Dictionarylongshoremanlong‧shore‧man /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmənˈlɒːŋʃɔːr-/ noun (plural longshoremen /-mən/) [countable] American EnglishJOBTRANSPORT someone whose job is to load and unload shipsSYNSTEVEDORE, DOCKERport reorganization that could cause big job cuts for longshoremenOrigin longshoreman (1800-1900) longshore “by the shore” (from along shore) + man |
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