douanier
Americannoun
plural
douaniersExample Sentences
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A startled douanier, standing in the door of his office stared up into the square faces of grey-coated horsemen riding past.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile the douanier came at the right moment.
From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive
Yes, of course, the douanier was—a remarkable painter.
From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive
On the Old Aramon side the douanier was asleep in his little creeper-covered cabin.
From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
My little stock was collected, bound together with a cord, and sent in to the chief douanier, who sat, Radamanthus-like, in an inner apartment, to judge books, papers, and persons.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
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