longshoreman

English

Etymology

longshore +‎ -man

Noun

longshoreman (plural longshoremen)

(US) A man employed to load and unload ships.
One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.

Synonyms

(one who loads and unloads ships): docker, dockworker, stevedore (UK), wharfie (Australia, New Zealand)

Derived terms

longshoreman's cap

Related terms

longshorewoman

Translations

man employed to load and unload ships

Bulgarian: докер m (doker)
Finnish: ahtaaja (fi)
Italian: camallo (it) m, scaricatore di porto m
Japanese: 中仕 (なかし, nakashi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: havnearbeider m, bryggearbeider m
Plautdietsch: Howenoabeida m
Portuguese: estivador (pt) m
Romanian: docher (ro) m, portuar (ro) m
Russian: до́кер (ru) (dóker), (портовый) гру́зчик ((portovyj) grúzčik)
Spanish: estibador (es) m, estibadora f
Swedish: hamnarbetare (sv) c, stuveriarbetare (sv) c

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