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tax·man

 (tăks′măn′)
n.
One that is responsible for the collection of federal, state, or local taxes.
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taxman

(ˈtæksˌmæn)
n, pl -men
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a collector of taxes
2. informal a tax-collecting body personified: he was convicted of conspiring to cheat the taxman of five million pounds.
Gender-neutral form: tax inspector
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.taxman - someone who collects taxes for the governmenttaxman - someone who collects taxes for the government
collector of internal revenue, exciseman, internal revenue agent, tax collector
administrative official, bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy
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Translations

taxman

[ˈtæksmæn] N (taxmen (pl)) → recaudador m de impuestos (euph) (= tax authorities) the taxman → Hacienda f
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taxman

[ˈtæksˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) (Brit) (fam) the taxman → il fisco
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