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tax collector

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tax collector (plural tax collectors)

One who has the responsibility for collecting taxes.
After the assessment has been made, the file passes to the tax collector.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them. Bill Vaughan

There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist-the taxidermist leaves the hide. Mortimer Caplin

The devil sups with the tax collector. Togolese Proverb

When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector. Greek Proverb

A fly, a harlot, a beggar, a rat, and gusty wind; the village-boss and the tax collector – these seven are always annoying to others. Hindi Proverb

A good cowman knows how to lie to the tax collector and the cattle buyer. Cowboy Proverb

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