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Stevedore vs Longshoreman - What's the difference?

stevedore | longshoreman |

Longshoreman is a hyponym of stevedore.

Longshoreman is a synonym of stevedore.



As nouns the difference between stevedore and longshoreman

is that stevedore is a dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo while longshoreman is a man employed to load and unload ships.

As a verb stevedore

is to load or unload a ship's cargo.

stevedore

English

(wikipedia stevedore)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (stevedor)
  • To load or unload a ship's cargo.

    • References

    longshoreman

    English

    Noun

    (longshoremen)
  • A man employed to load and unload ships.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)