沖おき仲なか仕し

noun

longshoreman; stevedore

A dockworker who loads and unloads ships; a somewhat dated term, with 港湾労働者 (こうわんろうどうしゃ) being more common in modern contexts.

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは若わかい頃ころ、沖おき仲なか仕しとして港みなとで働はたらいていた。

  His grandfather worked as a longshoreman at the port when he was young.