Meaning of LONGSHOREMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'long`showrmun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port |
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| | Synonyms: | | dock worker, docker, dockhand, dock-walloper, loader, lumper, stevedore |
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| | See Also: | | jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer | |
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| | Definition: | | \Long"shore`man\, n.; pl. {Longshoremen}. [Abbrev.
fr. alongshoreman.]
One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a
seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.
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