Longshoreman

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  • noun. A dock worker who loads and unloads ships.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A workman, as a stevedore or jobber, who is employed in loading and discharging the cargoes of vessels.
  • noun. One who makes a living along shores by fishing for clams, oysters, etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A man employed to load and unload ships.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
    • Word Usage
    "Here I paraphrase longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer, from whom I lifted the title for this article."
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