Definition of LONGSHOREMAN

longshoreman

Meanings

Plural: longshoremen

Noun

  • a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
  • A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.
  • One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.

Origin / Etymology

From alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.

Synonyms

dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, dockworker, loader, lumper, stevedore

Scrabble Score: 18

longshoreman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
longshoreman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
longshoreman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

longshoreman is a valid Words With Friends word