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
Example Sentences
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New Jersey’s taxman will be watching the Spain-Argentina square-off, Raiola said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
A bit of help from the taxman would also help, he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The dispute between the beverage company and the taxman heads to a federal appeals court in Miami this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Beatles thought they were defending themselves against the taxman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
You shall have my watch to be cleaned, and the kind jeweler shall lend you the money to pay the taxman while he cleans the watch—I don't mind, gran'pa.
From Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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