landwaiter

[ land-wey-ter ]

noun

1. a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.

landwaiter

/ ˈlændˌweɪtə /

noun

1. an officer of the Custom House

Word History and Origins

Origin of landwaiter¹

First recorded in 1705–15; land + waiter

Example Sentences

Perhaps they may get that in time; at present they go away growling with a gaugership; or, having with desperate dexterity at length contrived to transform a tidewaiter into a landwaiter.

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