Revenuer

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol. US, historical, regional

    "‘Mister, if yo're another revenuer, I kin tell ye y'aint gonna leave this valley alive.’"

  2. 2
    a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging) wordnet

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"‘Mister, if yo're another revenuer, I kin tell ye y'aint gonna leave this valley alive.’"

Etymology

From revenue + -er, reflecting the U.S. Treasury Department's former Bureau of Internal Revenue (a predecessor of the IRS and ATF), because the administrative mechanism for enforcing Prohibition originated in excise tax administration; Wikipedia gives details at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives § History.

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