taxgatherer
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of taxgatherer
1545–55; tax + gatherer ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He was a taxgatherer, as Matthew once had been, and had grown rich collecting taxes.
From The King Nobody Wanted by Lear, John
The taxgatherer left the Temple accepted by God.
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)
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
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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