longshorewoman

[ lawng-shawr-woom-uhn, -shohr-, long- ]

noun

, plural long·shore·wom·en.

1. a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of longshorewoman¹

longshore(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

The doctor consoled him by pronouncing eulogies on his mistress, the lady in the dress of a 'longshorewoman.

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