taxgatherer
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of taxgatherer
1545–55; tax + gatherer ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The taxgatherer left the Temple accepted by God.
From Men Called Him Master by Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen) Smith
It seems that he had been called upon by the local taxgatherer for his poll-tax, a matter of a dollar and a quarter.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Elbert Hubbard
"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 Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen) Smith
They said, "He's gone to be the guest of that miserable, cheating traitor of a taxgatherer!"
From The King Nobody Wanted by John Lear
He evades neither the taxgatherer nor the recruiting officer.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Archer Bulter Hulbert
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