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/land"way'teuhr/, n.a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.[1705-15; LAND + WAITER]
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Landwaiter — Land wait er, n. See {Landing waiter}, under {Landing}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landwaiter — n. customs agent (British) … English contemporary dictionary
landwaiter — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a customs officer in England who takes account of imports for purposes of taxation and watches over and certifies to the observance of the prescribed form in the shipping of exports * * * /land way teuhr/, n. a British… … Useful english dictionary
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Landing charges — Landing Land ing, a. Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. [1913 Webster] {Landing charges}, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel. {Landing net}, a small, bag shaped net, used in fishing to take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Landing net — Landing Land ing, a. Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. [1913 Webster] {Landing charges}, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel. {Landing net}, a small, bag shaped net, used in fishing to take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Landing stage — Landing Land ing, a. Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. [1913 Webster] {Landing charges}, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel. {Landing net}, a small, bag shaped net, used in fishing to take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Landing waiter — Landing Land ing, a. Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. [1913 Webster] {Landing charges}, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel. {Landing net}, a small, bag shaped net, used in fishing to take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
landing-waiter — /lan ding way teuhr/, n. landwaiter. * * * … Universalium
coastwaiter — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Britain : a landwaiter over coastal shipping … Useful english dictionary
