wharfinger

noun2

1. •
   The manager of a wharf along a railway line, that is, a place used for loading and unloading goods on to trains.

   • A female wharfinger—a grade of staff peculiar to the Wenford Mineral Line—lives in an adjacent house. — 1940
2. •
   The manager or owner of a wharf (“artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore”).