Longshoreman (Noun)
Meaning
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The longshoreman carefully guided the crane as it lifted the cargo container off the ship and onto the dock.
- As a longshoreman, he spent his days loading and unloading cargo from ships that came from all over the world.
- The union representative spoke on behalf of the longshoreman who had been injured on the job and was seeking compensation.
- After years of working as a longshoreman, he had developed a strong physique and a keen sense of spatial awareness.
- The longshoreman worked tirelessly to meet the tight deadline for unloading the cargo from the massive tanker that had just arrived in port.