Longshoreman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Longshoreman \Long"shore`man\, n.; pl. {Longshoremen}. [Abbrev.
     fr. alongshoreman.]
     One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a
     seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  longshoreman
       n : a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port [syn: {stevedore},
            {loader}, {docker}, {dockhand}, {dock worker}, {dock-walloper},
            {lumper}]