wharfinger

English

Etymology

wharfage +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔː.fɪn.d͡ʒə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹ.fɪn.d͡ʒɚ/
(without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwɔɹ.fɪn.d͡ʒɚ/

Noun

wharfinger (plural wharfingers)

(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
- 1993, Samuel Beckett, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, →ISBN, page 7:
  “Get off my pier,” said the wharfinger rudely, “and let me get home to my tea.”

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