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.