WHARFINGER


Meaning of WHARFINGER in English

/hwawr"fin jeuhr, wawr"-/ , n.

a person who owns or has charge of a wharf. Also called wharfmaster /hwawrf"mas'ter, -mah'steuhr, wawrf"-/ .

[ 1545-55; WHARFAGE + -ER 1 , with -n- as in passenger, messenger, etc. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .