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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 My grandfather, who moved from Mississippi and built our house in North Oakland with his bare hands, and died a year before I was born, was a longshoreman in Oakland. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 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 Marlon Brando reunited with director Elia Kazan for On the Waterfront, perhaps his defining role as a longshoreman facing union corruption. — Chris Feil, Vanity Fair, 15 Mar. 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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His father, Ryozo, a sumo wrestler from Fukuoka Prefecture, became a stevedore and owner of a dry cleaning shop in Hawaii.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Calder’s handshake was that of a stevedore, which is to say the man had the grip of a sculptor who could work metal and wood with power and dexterity.

— Nicholas Fox Weber, Air Mail, 18 Apr. 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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