What does "longshoreman" mean?

A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.

What is a synonym for "longshoreman"?

Common synonyms include: stevedore, docker, dockworker, dockworker, freighter, roustabout.

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Noun

1
A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed. US
"After that, Mr. Givens thought little more of his illness and returned to work as a longshoreman at the Port of New Orleans."
2
a male laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port wordnet
3
One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.

"After that, Mr. Givens thought little more of his illness and returned to work as a longshoreman at the Port of New Orleans."

From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.

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