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tidewaiter

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tide⋅wait⋅er

  [tahyd-wey-ter]
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–noun
a customs officer who checks goods upon a vessel's landing, to secure the payment of duties.
Related forms:
tide⋅wait⋅er⋅ship, noun
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tide·wait·er   (tīd'wā'tər)   
n.  A customs officer who boards incoming ships at a harbor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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