longshoreman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɒŋʃɔː^rmən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɔŋˈʃɔrmən, ˈlɑŋ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lông′shôr′mən, -shōr′-, long′-)

Inflections of 'longshoreman' (n): npl: longshoremen

long•shore•man /ˈlɔŋˈʃɔrmən, ˈlɑŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -men.

Pronounsa person who works on the docks or wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.

long•shore•man (lông′shôr′mən, -shōr′-, long′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.

Pronounsa person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.

-man.

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longshoreman /ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən/ n ( pl -men)

US Canadian a person employed in the loading or unloading of shipsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): docker

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