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longshoreman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Water
long·shore·man /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmən $ ˈlɒːŋʃɔːr-/ noun (plural longshoremen) [countable] American English  BOTTWsomeone whose job is to load and unload ships at a dock 码头工人,码头装卸工 SYN British English docker
Examples from the Corpus
longshoremanNear the draw dock some longshoremen had heaped it up and set light to it, to clear the area.
From Longman Business Dictionarylongshoremanlong‧shore‧man /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmənˈlɒːŋʃɔːr-/ noun (plural longshoremen /-mən/) [countable] American EnglishJOBTRANSPORT someone whose job is to load and unload shipsSYN STEVEDORE, DOCKERport reorganization that could cause big job cuts for longshoremenOrigin longshoreman (1800-1900) longshore by the shore (from along shore) + man
long·shore·man nounChineseSyllable
to unload Corpus is whose and Business job someone load


longshoreman
longshoreman /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
   SYN  docker British English


long·shore·manBrE /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɔːŋʃɔːrmən/ 🔊, /ˈlɑːŋʃɔːrmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
long·shore·men BrE /ˈlɒŋʃɔːmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlɔːŋʃɔːrmən/ 🔊
)
(NAmE)
a man whose job is moving goods on and off ships 码头工人;港口装卸工