the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A workman, as a stevedore or jobber, who is employed in loading and discharging the cargoes of vessels.
n. One who makes a living along shores by fishing for clams, oysters, etc.
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n. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Word Usage
"We do know he is supposedly an unemployed longshoreman, which is odd, because he has enough money to spend many of his evenings drinking rum at various rebel taverns in North Boston."