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revenuer

revenuer noun: a government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol.

Noun

revenuer (plural revenuers)

  1. (US, historical, regional) A government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol.
    • ‘Mister, if yo're another revenuer, I kin tell ye y'aint gonna leave this valley alive.’1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
    • I don’t know, but I should start by gettin’ me a rifle: we got the reveneurs a-comin’.2020 April 28, Kimberly Altamirano, “CPAPs, Hickeys and Biscuits” (0:20:03 from the start), in Lynda Tarryk, director, The Conners, season 2, episode 19 (television), spoken by Dan Conner (John...

Antonyms of revenuer

Forms of revenuer

pluralrevenuers

Origin of revenuer

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.

Questions about revenuer

What does revenuer mean?
Revenuer means a government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol.
What part of speech is revenuer?
Revenuer is a noun.
What is the plural of revenuer?
The plural of revenuer is revenuers.

Words near revenuer in the dictionary

  1. revenue sharing grant
  2. revenue sharing grants
  3. revenue stamp
  4. revenue stamps
  5. revenued
  6. revenuer
  7. revenuers
  8. revenues
  9. revenuing
  10. rever
  11. reverable

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