tide waiters

A form of tide waiter — A customs inspector at a seaport who oversees the landing of goods from merchant vessels in order to secure payment of duties.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tide waiter
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tide waiters. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20waiters

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“tide waiters.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20waiters. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tide waiters,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20waiters.

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