wharfinger (English, noun)
expansion: wharfinger (plural wharfingers)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The manager or owner of a wharf (“artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore”).
tags: historical
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: The manager of a wharf along a railway line, that is, a place used for loading and unloading goods on to trains.
tags: England
broadly
Forms:
form: wharfingers
tags: plural