longshoreman

English

Etymology

From longshore +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

longshoreman (plural longshoremen)

1. (US) A man employed to load and unload ships.
2. One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.

Synonyms

• (one who loads and unloads ships): docker, dockworker, stevedore (UK), wharfie (Australia, New Zealand)

Derived terms

• longshoreman's cap

Related terms

• longshorewoman

Translations

man employed to load and unload ships

• Bulgarian: докер m (doker)
• Finnish: ahtaaja (fi)
• Italian: camallo (it) m, scaricatore di porto m
• Japanese: 中仕 (なかし, nakashi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: havnearbeider m, bryggearbeider m

• Plautdietsch: Howenoabeida m
• Polish: doker (pl) m
• Portuguese: estivador (pt) m
• Romanian: docher (ro) m, portuar (ro) m
• Russian: до́кер (ru) (dóker), (портовый) гру́зчик ((portovyj) grúzčik)
• Spanish: estibador (es) m, estibadora f
• Swedish: hamnarbetare (sv) c, stuveriarbetare (sv) c