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longshoreman
[ lawng-shawr-muhn, -shohr-, long- ]
noun
- a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
longshoreman
/ ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən /
noun
- a man employed in the loading or unloading of ships Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)docker
Gender Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of longshoreman1
Example Sentences
The president was on-hand to crow about a string of economic successes, including the end of a longshoremen's strike and an unexpectedly sunny jobs report.
Under the current contract, longshoremen earn a top rate of $39 an hour.
For example, we talk a lot about the people that actually move the cargo — the longshoremen, the marine clerks, the truck drivers and warehouse folks, the mechanics are all vital to this port.
Once the ship is removed, maritime traffic can begin returning to normal, which will provide relief for thousands of longshoremen, truckers and small business owners whose jobs have been affected by the closure.
Once the ship is removed, maritime traffic can begin returning to normal, which will provide relief for thousands of longshoremen, truckers and small business owners who have seen their jobs impacted by the closure.
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What does longshoreman mean?
A longshoreman is a person who works loading and unloading shipping vessels at a dock.
A longshoreman can also be called a docker or dockworker. The work of a longshoreman is called longshoring. Although the profession has traditionally been done primarily by men, women also do the job, and one can be called a longshorewoman, a woman longshoreman, or a female longshoreman.
Example: When I worked as a longshoreman, I made good money, but the work was exhausting.
Where does longshoreman come from?
The first records of longshoreman come from the early 1800s. It’s based on the word longshore, which means “at or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport.“ Longshore is a shortening of alongshore, meaning quite simply “along the shore or coast.”
Longshoremen work at ports where ships deliver goods that are then unloaded so they can be distributed by other means. Today, the work of a longshoreman primarily involves the loading and unloading of shipping containers. But before such containers became common in the shipping industry, longshoremen often had to handle heavy loads of goods in all different kinds of containers. Historically, the job has been associated with heavy manual labor under sometimes dangerous conditions. Longshoremen are often part of labor unions that negotiate to improve the conditions they work in.
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What are some other forms related to longshoreman?
- longshoremen (plural noun)
- longshorewoman (noun)
- longshorewomen (plural noun)
What are some synonyms for longshoreman?
What are some words that share a root or word element with longshoreman?
What are some words that often get used in discussing longshoreman?
How is longshoreman used in real life?
The term longshoreman is commonly associated with hard manual labor, so longshoremen are often thought of as tough and hardworking.
Local longshoremen handled more than 600 containers yesterday at Terminal 6, as our weekly SM Line container service continues. We’re grateful for all their work to move essential cargo right now. pic.twitter.com/XZVFzZdxIn
— Curtis Robinhold (@crobinhold) April 21, 2020
Good points from Angela Talic of BCMEA on the difficulties of being a female longshoreman & how she overcame them #sheTalks @Resource_Works
— Caroline Bleay (@cdbleay) May 4, 2015
Well done @GovMurphy for thanking the International Longshoreman Association! The hard work going on at the ports is often overlooked, even though shipping is our lifeline ⚓️🚢
— Emily McCulloch (@emmyloumac) April 3, 2020
Try using longshoreman!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of longshoreman?
A. dockworker
B. docker
C. sailor
D. stevedore
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