landwaiter

land·wait·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land-wey-ter]
- /ˈlændˌweɪ tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land-wey-ter]
- /ˈlændˌweɪ tər/

Definitions of landwaiter word

noun landwaiter a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc. 1
noun landwaiter an officer of the Custom House 0
noun landwaiter A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels. 0

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Origin of landwaiter

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; land + waiter

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Parts of speech for Landwaiter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Landwaiter

landwaiter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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