longshoreman
pronunciation
How to pronounce longshoreman in British English:
UK [ˈlɒŋʃɔ:mən]
How to pronounce longshoreman in American English:
US [ˈlɔŋʃɔrmən]
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- Noun:
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Word Origin
- longshoreman (n.)
- 1811, shortening of alongshore + man (n.).
Example
- 1. Longshoreman : john , you want to give me a hand ?
- 2. Could she be a longshoreman ?
- 3. Steve is a middle school dropout who teamed up with pierre when a strike cost him his job as a longshoreman .
- 4. I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman , longshoreman , truck driver , policeman , bus driver , etc. to find success writing children 's novels .