Word Study
wharfinger
CIDE DICTIONARY
wharfinger, n. [For wharfager.].
A man who owns, or has the care of, a wharf. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wharfinger, n. an owner or keeper of a wharf.
Etymology
prob. ult. f. WHARFAGE
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