noun
- a person who owns or manages a wharf
Usage: nautical; commercial
Examples
- The wharfinger collected fees from ships using the dock.
- As wharfinger, he was responsible for maintaining the pier facilities.
- The old wharfinger knew every captain who used the harbor.
- She worked as a wharfinger at the busy commercial port.
- The wharfinger’s office overlooked the loading area.
- Local wharfingers met to discuss harbor regulations.