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wharfholder

wharfholder noun: the owner of a wharf.

Noun

wharfholder (plural wharfholders)

  1. (historical, rare) The owner of a wharf.

Forms of wharfholder

pluralwharfholders

Origin of wharfholder

From wharf + holder.

Questions about wharfholder

What does wharfholder mean?
Wharfholder means the owner of a wharf.
What part of speech is wharfholder?
Wharfholder is a noun.
What is the plural of wharfholder?
The plural of wharfholder is wharfholders.

Words near wharfholder in the dictionary

  1. Wharfe
  2. wharfed
  3. Wharfedale
  4. wharfhead
  5. wharfheads
  6. wharfholder
  7. wharfholders
  8. wharfie
  9. wharfies
  10. wharfing
  11. wharfinger

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