longshoreman

Noun

Meaning

One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

docker dockworker stevedore lumper loader dock worker dockhand dock-walloper porter cad boatswain boor waterman lifter clod
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Antonyms

king queen princess master peer gentleman
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Hypernyms

jack laborer labourer manual laborer

Related terms

longshorewoman

Phrases with the word

longshoreman's cap

Derivatives

longshoremen

Examples

The greatest mystery about a human being is not his reaction to sex or praise, but the manner in which he contrives to put in twenty-four hours a day. It is this which puzzles the longshoreman about the clerk, the Londoner about the bushman. Sinclair Lewis

I used to be a longshoreman. I didn't go to college. I have a voice that when I say something, it can sound way meaner than you think it is. Artie Lange

My dad was a longshoreman in the Port of Miami. Tough job. I worked down there in the summer once. One day. Never again. My dad was a no-nonsense guy. As a kid, I hated his rules, but as a man, I understand what he was teaching. He taught me you have to work hard for everything you get. Nick Ferguson

Close letter words and terms

longshoot longshore longshore drift longshoreman's cap longshoreperson longshorewoman