Searcher
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to examine and search all ships outward bound, to ascertain whether they have any prohibited or unaccustomed goods on board.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to examine and search ali ships outward bound, to ascertain whether they have any prohibited or uncustomed goods on board. Wharton. Jaceb.