tax collector

Noun

Meaning

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

Synonyms

collector customhouse publican exciseman gauger dunner taxer douanier taxman collector of internal revenue internal revenue agent

Hypernyms

bureaucrat administrative official

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

tax clinic tax code tax collection tax credit tax cut Tax Day