douanier
Americannoun
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douaniers
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A startled douanier, standing in the door of his office stared up into the square faces of grey-coated horsemen riding past.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, of course, the douanier was—a remarkable painter.
From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive
Jack asked in amazement; and then the black cocks’ plumes in the casquette of the douanier revealed the information that he craved.
From A Woman's Will by Caliga, I. H. (Isaac Henry)
That is what the great Primitives did, and what the douanier could not do always.
From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive
I was equally polite on my part, inly resolving, that henceforward Austrian douanier should not lay finger on my note-book.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
My shambles contrasts sharply with the technical mastery of the canvas hanging on the wall behind me: Ray's copy of a painting from Monet's series Cabane des douaniers, effet d'après-midi.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2013
At Paris' Orly airport, international flights were delayed while douaniers and police poked through every outgoing suitcase.
From Time Magazine Archive
The douaniers could tell a recent purchase by instinct.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
During the daytime, when the weather is wet or cold, the bags are of much use, for the douaniers sit with them pulled up to their waist.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir
We are welcomed to the strand of France by douaniers in green with round caps, and policemen in blue with cocked hats and yellow shoulder-belts.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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