jerquer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare French chercher to search, and English search.
Noun
[edit]jerquer (plural jerquers)
- (historical or archaic) A customs officer who searched ships for undocumented goods.
References
[edit]- “jerquer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.