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Definition of Douanier
1. n. An officer of the French customs.
Definition of Douanier
1. Noun. An officer of the French customs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Douanier
1. a custom-house officer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Douanier
Literary usage of Douanier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Ride on Horseback to Florence Through France and Switzerland by Augusta Macgregor Holmes (1842)
"... last words resembling Wolsey's—Lodi—The Austrians—Imprecations—The serenade—Doubts
as to the road—Piacenza—A thirsty douanier—The cathedral— Alberoni—A ..."
2. Since Cezanne by Clive Bell (1922)
"Yes, of course, the douanier was— a remarkable painter. The man who influenced
Derain, and to some extent Picasso, is not likely to have been less. ..."
3. Introductory French Prose Composition by Victor Emmanuel François (1915)
"Replace Mme S. by Its -voyageurs, and un douanier by des douaniers with all the
... Que pense-t-elle de ce douanier ? 12. La visite passée, où se fait-elle ..."
4. Oecd Glossaries Economics Glossary: Edition 2006-Glossaires de L'Ocde by Oecd (2006)
"... barrière douanière ; obstacle douanier [COM] tariff compensation compensation
des tarifs douaniers [COM] tariff escalation on processing progressivité ..."
5. Alternate Exercises for Introductory French Prose Composition by Victor Emmanuel François (1914)
"Elle tire ses clefs et appelle un douanier: " Monsieur, ... Replace Mme S.
by les voyageurs, and un douanier by des douaniers with all the required changes. ..."
6. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1898)
"stuffs is charged with very heavy dues, the douanier, head Customhouse Personage
of the Town, had the impertinence to detain the dress till payment were ..."
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