douanier
Americannoun
plural
douaniersExample Sentences
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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
On the Old Aramon side the douanier was asleep in his little creeper-covered cabin.
From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
As the douanier had said, Philip Orlebar was not burned, for he had met his death in the open air.
From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram
No one can have seen a picture of this most talented douanier without being convinced that technique for purely private personal needs has been beautified to an extraordinary degree.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Hartley, Marsden
Meanwhile the douanier came at the right moment.
From Since Cézanne by Bell, Clive
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