Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longshoreman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: long-shore-man
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

noun

One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.

Example Sentences

"After that, Mr. Givens thought little more of his illness and returned to work as a longshoreman at the Port of New Orleans."
"With hours to go before their labor contract expired, longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts prepared on Monday to go on strike at midnight, halting most activity at some of the busiest U.S. ports."

Etymology

From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

longshoremen (plural)

Phrases

longshoreman's cap

Frequently Paired Words

longshorewoman

Synonyms

dockworker

Questions

What does longshoreman mean?: A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
Where does longshoreman come from?: From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.

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