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Taxman

//ˈtæksmæn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tax collector. derogatory, sometimes

    "Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year."

  2. 2
    a man who collects taxes for the government wordnet
  3. 3
    A tax-collecting organ, personified. derogatory, sometimes

    "The taxman’s taken all my dough. Left me in my stately home."

Etymology

From tax + man.

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