TIDEWAITER

Meaning of TIDEWAITER in English

n. hist. a customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce the customs regulations.

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

TIDEWAITER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : an officer in various preventive customs services who boards ships and watches the landing of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIDEWAITER — (n.) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties.
Английский словарь Webster
TIDEWAITER — ( n. ) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIDEWAITER — n. tax clerk on a boat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TIDEWAITER — noun a customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties.
Webster English vocab
TIDEWAITER — ■ noun historical a customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce customs regulations.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TIDEWAITER — n. hist. a customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce the customs regulations.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIDEWAITER — n. hist. a customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce the customs regulations.
Oxford English vocab
TIDESMAN — ˈtīdzmən noun ( plural tidesmen ) : tidewaiter
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIDESMAN — (n.) A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.
Английский словарь Webster
TIDESMAN — ( n. ) A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIDESMAN — noun a customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.
Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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