tally clerk

British  

noun

1. a person, esp on a wharf or dock or in an airport, who checks the count of goods being loaded or unloaded

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tally clerk

Finally McCain came to the front, raised his arm to get the attention of the tally clerk, gestured no, and walked away past the glowering McConnell.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2017

The tally clerk droned on down the list.

From Time Magazine Archive

Supervising this entire phase of the operation was a medical officer with a flair for accounting who okayed pulses and checked the figures of the tally clerk.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Major Hunter had moved his herds out in time to join me in receiving the last one of the younger cattle, and I had pressed him into use as a tally clerk while receiving.

From Reed Anthony, Cowman by Adams, Andy

The tally clerk calls his name in a careless manner.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper