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 was watching Spain and Argentina square off, Raiola said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
A bit of help from the taxman would also help, he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Beatles thought they were defending themselves against the taxman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
How to bet may also depend on a person’s willingness to deal with possible IRS hassles if the taxman later turns around to say the money was misreported.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
Had the taxman at the moment called for the income-tax, he would have concluded we were paying the last farthing of our principal.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 by Various
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