Home › Words › L › longshoremanlongshoremanlongshoreman · noun — A man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom alongshoreman, from alongshore + -man.nounA man employed to load and unload ships; any person thus employed.e.g.“After that, Mr. Givens thought little more of his illness and returned to work as a longshoreman at the Port of New Orleans.” — 2020 December 12, Pranshu Verma, “‘Very High Risk’: Longshoremen Want Protection From the Virus So They Can Stay on the Job”, in The New York Times:One who makes a living along the shore by oyster-fishing, etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.longshoring 80% match — The work of a longshoreman, loading and unloading ships. vs longshoreman →wharfman 69% match — A man who works on a wharf. vs longshoreman →longshore 66% match — Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast. vs longshoreman →dockworker 65% match — A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight. vs longshoreman →shoreworker 63% match — Someone who works on land in the fishing industry vs longshoreman →dockyardman 62% match — A laborer employed in a dockyard. vs longshoreman →shipworker 61% match — A person who works in a shipyard. vs longshoreman →dockhand 61% match — Someone who works at a dock. vs longshoreman →