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What is a wharfinger?

What is a wharfinger? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
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We have a residence in the harbour now, which the municipality helped us get, and it's occupied 24-7 by our wharfinger.
He turned to the wharfinger, who was pulling leisurely at his pipe.
Kevin Bateman, the wharfinger, had spotted us as we were approaching and already knows who we are, having been handed our reservations by the ship's purser a few minutes earlier.
Cornwall, cottage 7 days, save pounds 300 An early 19th century former captain's cottage, Wharfinger, at Bude, Cornwall, sleeps ten.
In furtherance to my idea, I applied to the late Mr Robson, Wharfinger, Newcastle, for leave to try an experiment with one of his leaden vessels, which was granted.
Mr. Blackwood was a wharfinger at Brooklyn and had married Miss Dankward, who brought him a dowry of modern ideas.

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