An officer in the employ of the Customs. Obsolete exc. Historical. See coast-waiter n. at coast, n. compounds 2, tide-waiter, n.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > shipping dues > [noun] > collector of (10) waiter1473 An officer in the employ of the Customs. Obsolete exc. Historical. See coast-waiter n. at coast, n. compounds 2, tide-waiter, n. custom house waiter1649 a customs officer who watches out for and inspects newly arrived ships in order to ensure that any customs duties due on imported goods are payed; = t… tidesman1667 = tide-waiter, n. 1. Obsolete. tide-supervisor1684 tide-waiter1700 A customs officer who awaited the arrival of ships (formerly coming in with the tide), and boarded them to prevent evasion of the custom-house… tide-surveyor1725 A customs official who supervised the tide-waiters. shark1785 figurative. A customs officer; also plural the press-gang. custom house official1831 a person whose job is to collect customs duties and prevent illegal or contraband goods from entering or leaving a country; = customs official n. at c… customs official1858 = customs officer n. Subcategories:— office of (1) |
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