(UK, historical) An underofficer of the forest who dealt with trespassers.
(UK, historical) An underofficer of the forest who dealt with trespassers.
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(UK, historical) An officer appointed chief of Windsor, to hear all causes of death or maim, or of the slaughter of the king's deer.
(chiefly, UK, historical) Someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays; a bearherd.
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
(UK, historical) A customs officer who worked outside the custom house, visiting the docks, warehouses, etc.
(UK, legal) A sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc.