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Definition of longshoreman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

longshoreman

noun

NAmE//ˌlɔŋˈʃɔrmən//

, NAmE//ˈlɔŋˌʃɔrmən//

(pl. longshoremen

NAmE//ˌlɔŋˈʃɔrmən//

, NAmE//ˈlɔŋˌʃɔrmən//

)

a man whose job is moving goods on and off ships

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