Longshoremen
mən, -ˈʃoʊr-, ˈlɒŋ- noun, plural long·shore·men.
a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
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| —n , pl -men | |
| (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): docker a man employed in the loading or unloading of ships | |
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longshoreman
1811, from alongshore + man.
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