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jerquer

jerquer noun: a customs officer who searched ships for undocumented goods.

Noun

jerquer (plural jerquers)

  1. (archaic, historical) A customs officer who searched ships for undocumented goods.

Forms of jerquer

pluraljerquers

Origin of jerquer

Compare French chercher to search, and English search.

Questions about jerquer

What does jerquer mean?
Jerquer means a customs officer who searched ships for undocumented goods.
What part of speech is jerquer?
Jerquer is a noun.
What is the plural of jerquer?
The plural of jerquer is jerquers.

Words near jerquer in the dictionary

  1. Jeronymites
  2. jeropiga
  3. jeropigas
  4. jerque
  5. jerqued
  6. jerquer
  7. jerquers
  8. jerques
  9. jerquing
  10. Jerrabattgulla
  11. Jerrabomberra

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