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taxman

UK/ˈtæksmæn/

taxman noun: a tax collector.

Noun

taxman (plural taxmen)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A tax collector.
    • 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.1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
  2. (derogatory, sometimes) A tax-collecting organ, personified.
    • The taxman’s taken all my dough.
      Left me in my stately home.1966, The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon
    • ... a duty even more dreaded: to pay taxes. The taxman is primarily interested in those strong enough to create and lucky enough to sell.1978, The Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal

Examples of taxman in a sentence

  • The taxman is an especially hated presence.2013, Tom Parker Bowles, The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:
  • The G8 leaders also called on multinationals to make a full disclosure to the taxman over how much tax they pay in different countries.2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2020, page 68:

Synonyms of taxman

Forms of taxman

pluraltaxmen
alternative form (obsolete)tacksman

Origin of taxman

From tax + man.

Questions about taxman

What does taxman mean?
Taxman means a tax collector.
How do you use taxman in a sentence?
The taxman is an especially hated presence.
What part of speech is taxman?
Taxman is a noun.
How do you pronounce taxman?
Taxman is pronounced /ˈtæksmæn/ (UK).
What is the plural of taxman?
The plural of taxman is taxmen.

Words near taxman in the dictionary

  1. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
  2. taxless
  3. taxlessly
  4. taxlessness
  5. taxlike
  6. taxman
  7. taxmen
  8. taxo-
  9. taxocene
  10. taxocenes
  11. taxocenose

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