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longshoreman

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long·shore·man  (lôngshôrmn, -shr-, lng-)
n.
A dock worker who loads and unloads ships.

longshoreman [ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən]
n pl -men
(Business / Professions) a US and Canadian word for docker1
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.longshoremanlongshoreman - a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
Translations
longshoreman [ˈlɒŋʃɔːmən] N (longshoremen (pl)) (esp US) → estibador m, obrero m portuario
longshoreman [ˈlɒŋʃɔːrmən] n (US)docker m, débardeur m
long-sighted [ˌlɒŋˈsaɪtɪd] adj (British)
(in one's eyesight)hypermétrope; (in old age)presbyte
(fig) [person] → qui voit loin; [attitude] → prévoyant(e)
long-sleeved [ˌlɒŋˈsliːvd] adjà manches longues
long-standing [ˌlɒŋˈstændɪŋ] adj [friend] → de longue date; [relationship, friendship] → de longue date; [tradition] → de longue date; [problem, dispute] → de longue date
He had a long-standing relationship with her → Il était avec elle depuis longtemps., Il avait une relation de longue date avec elle.
long-stay car park nparking m longue durée
long-suffering [ˌlɒŋˈsʌfərɪŋ] adjd'une patience à toute épreuve
long-term [ˌlɒŋˈtɜːrm] adj [future, prospects] → à long terme; [effects] → à long terme; [plan, project, solution] → à long terme
long-term memory → mémoire f à long terme
the long-term unemployed → les chômeurs mpl de longue durée
see also term
longshoreman [ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən] n (-men (pl)) (Am) → portuale m, scaricatore m di porto
longshoreman [ˈlɒŋˌʃɔːmən] n (-men (pl)) (Am) → portuale m, scaricatore m di porto


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belligerently demanded one Kelly, an Irish-American and a longshoreman, making his first trip to sea, and boat-puller for Kerfoot.
(Marija had learned to scatter her conversation with as many oaths as a longshoreman or a mule driver.
 
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