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taxgatherer

[ taks-gath-er-er ]
/ ˈtæksˌgæð ər ər /

noun

a person who collects taxes.

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Origin of taxgatherer

1545–55; tax + gatherer

OTHER WORDS FROM taxgatherer

tax·gath·er·ing, noun

Words nearby taxgatherer

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