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
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
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 James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
A taxgatherer, calling upon the editor for the Queen’s taxes, could get nothing out of our respected friend, but “Ride a cock-horse to Bamberry Cross!”
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 by Various
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