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单词 tidewaiter
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Definition of tidewaiter in English:

tidewaiter

nounˈtʌɪdweɪtəˈtaɪdˌweɪdər
historical
  • A customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce the customs regulations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Archibald signed his warrant as a tidewaiter on 3 September 1794, his salary was 5 pounds a quarter paid at the end of the period to ensure his faithfulness to his employer.
    • Absurd were the number and variety of offices embraced by the Test Ac:; non-commissioned officers as well as officers - excisemen, tidewaiters, and even pedlars.
    • Francis was promoted to a first class tidewaiter and then in 1858, aged 52, he was appointed gatekeeper of the Victoria Docks in Canning Town, West Ham.
    • Pickering studied the local dialect and the written language while working as a tidewaiter.
    • In less than twenty minutes he was on his way up town, and with him were four tidewaiters and Sergeant Sparrow.
 
 

Definition of tidewaiter in US English:

tidewaiter

nounˈtaɪdˌweɪdərˈtīdˌwādər
historical
  • A customs officer who boarded ships on their arrival to enforce the customs regulations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Archibald signed his warrant as a tidewaiter on 3 September 1794, his salary was 5 pounds a quarter paid at the end of the period to ensure his faithfulness to his employer.
    • In less than twenty minutes he was on his way up town, and with him were four tidewaiters and Sergeant Sparrow.
    • Pickering studied the local dialect and the written language while working as a tidewaiter.
    • Francis was promoted to a first class tidewaiter and then in 1858, aged 52, he was appointed gatekeeper of the Victoria Docks in Canning Town, West Ham.
    • Absurd were the number and variety of offices embraced by the Test Ac:; non-commissioned officers as well as officers - excisemen, tidewaiters, and even pedlars.
 
 
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