0 a person who works at a port, putting goods onto and taking them off ships --
1 a person whose job is loading and unloading ships --
2 someone whose job is putting goods onto and taking goods off ships in a port --
Ships would moor alongside seasonal pack ice, where longshoremen would offload cargo onto large sleds.
Messing and berthing was provided for refinery workers, oil spill response teams and longshoremen.
In 1956, most cargo was loaded and unloaded by hand by longshoremen.
Once there, the protestors were instructed to persuade the longshoremen not to load the shipment of grapes.
However, when longshoremen are unionized, the longshoremen's union can obtain great leverage over shippers.
Prior to the development of container ships, this work was done largely by hand by longshoremen.
Messing and berthing was provided for refinery workers, oils spill response teams, longshoremen.
He took up work as a longshoreman to help support his family following the death of his quadriplegic father.
