long‧shore‧man /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmən $ ˈlɒːŋʃɔːr-/
noun (
plural longshoremen)
[countable] American English[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: longshore 'by the shore' (from along shore) + man]
someone whose job is to load and unload ships at a
dock Synonym : docker British English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲