taxgatherer
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of taxgatherer
1545–55; tax + gatherer ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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)
"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)
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)
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 Hubbard, Elbert
Saint Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles, who from being a publican, that is, a taxgatherer, was called by our Saviour to the Apostleship: in that profession his name is Levi.
From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament by Anonymous
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