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landwaiter

landwaiter noun: a customs officer who oversaw the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.

Noun

landwaiter (plural landwaiters)

  1. (historical) A customs officer who oversaw the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
    Synonyms:
    land waiter, landing waiter

Synonyms of landwaiter

Forms of landwaiter

plurallandwaiters

Origin of landwaiter

From land + waiter.

Questions about landwaiter

What does landwaiter mean?
Landwaiter means a customs officer who oversaw the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
What part of speech is landwaiter?
Landwaiter is a noun.
What is the plural of landwaiter?
The plural of landwaiter is landwaiters.

Words near landwaiter in the dictionary

  1. Landumans
  2. landuse
  3. landuses
  4. landvogt
  5. landvogts
  6. landwaiter
  7. landwaiters
  8. landward
  9. landwards
  10. LandWarNet
  11. landwash

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