douanier
[ dwa-nyey ]
noun,plural doua·niers [dwa-nyey]. /dwaˈnyeɪ/. French.
a customs officer or official.
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How to use douanier in a sentence
It is a cluster of untidy stone houses, with nothing to delay the passer-by except a douanier's bureau and a tobacco store.
Italian Alps | Douglas William FreshfieldDon Sinibaldo, however, attributes this removal to the exactions of the Portuguese douanier.
A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade | Charles Reginald HainesThis gift they have in common with the Primitives; and this the douanier possessed in an extraordinary degree.
Since Czanne | Clive BellNothing doing, and the douanier returns to his fishing off the jettys end.
Rambles on the Riviera | Francis Miltoun"Nothing, no gendarme's helmet, no douanier's cap," whispered M. Ulrich.
The Children of Alsace | Ren Bazin
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