TIDEWAITER


Meaning of TIDEWAITER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

1.

a. : an officer in various preventive customs services who boards ships and watches the landing of goods

b. : any customs inspector working at dockside or aboard ships

2. : an English dock laborer who tows or warps ships in or out at full tide

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