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longshorewoman

American

[lawng-shawr-woom-uhn, -shohr-, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈʃɔrˌwʊm ən, -ˈʃoʊr-, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

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

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noun

longshorewomen

plural

Etymology

Origin of longshorewoman

longshore(man) + -woman

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