"riding officer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: riding officers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} riding officer (plural riding officers)
  1. (UK, historical) A person employed around the coastlines of Britain in the 18th century to investigate smuggling. Wikipedia link: riding officer Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-riding_officer-en-noun-Et9H9y8i Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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