The Collaborative International Dictionary
Landing waiter
Landing \Land"ing\, a. Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore.
Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide, and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
Wiktionary
landing waiter
n. landwaiter