taxgatherer
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of taxgatherer
1545–55; tax + gatherer ( def. )
Example Sentences
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They said, "He's gone to be the guest of that miserable, cheating traitor of a taxgatherer!"
From The King Nobody Wanted by Lear, John
By steadiness in our present course there is no reason why in a few short years the national taxgatherer may not disappear from the door of the citizen almost entirely.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
Even the taxgatherer, who was stout, and wore spectacles and a broadbrimmed hat, had the taxes handed through the grating.
From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)
"Besides, the best people in Jerusalem might hold it against him that he was a taxgatherer," added James, without thinking how his words sounded.
From Men Called Him Master by Smith, Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen)
But the taxgatherer," continued Jesus, "went off in a corner where he could hide from people.
From Men Called Him Master by Smith, Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen)
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