douanier

American  

[dwa-nyey] / dwaˈnyeɪ /

noun

French.

plural

douaniers

1. a customs officer or official.

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Example Sentences

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

"A douanier," said I. "Nothing to be afraid of, my pet."

From A Marriage at Sea by Russell, W. Clark (William Clark)

With a little ingenuity and disingenuousness one might make a douanier of them.

From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive

In all these shifts and changes the douanier farce was carefully gone through.

From A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington