taxman
Britishnoun
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a collector of taxes
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informal a tax-collecting body personified
he was convicted of conspiring to cheat the taxman of five million pounds
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New Jersey’s taxman was watching Spain and Argentina square off, Raiola said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
No wonder many investors are running straight into the arms of the taxman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Your next move is turning to the taxman.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 8, 2026
Owners might worry about a future call from the taxman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"Oh, oh," says the taxman, "there's a job for you, Nick."
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
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