wharfinger
/hwawr-fin-jer, wawr-/US // ˈʰwɔr fɪn dʒər, ˈwɔr- //UK // (ˈwɔːfɪndʒə) //
捕鲸者,码头工人,捕鲸船,捕鲸船船长
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person who owns or has charge of a wharf.
Examples
Phone the wharfinger's office and tell him he'll not regret taking a message down to the dock to Captain Murphy.
They had reached the wharf office by this time, and were readily admitted by the wharfinger and given a place at the back end.
The dock warrant was issued by the wharfinger as certificate that he held the goods.
Mr. Gibney stepped into the wharfinger's office and requested permission to use the telephone.
He turned to the wharfinger, who was pulling leisurely at his pipe.
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