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exciseman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: smuggler

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who collects taxes for the government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tax collector, taxman, collector of internal revenue, internal revenue agent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bureaucrat, administrative official

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English excise Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English exciseman From excise + -man.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: valmisteverovirkailija — collector of excise tax
  • French: accisien — collector of excise tax
  • Irish: málfheidhmeannach — collector of excise tax
  • Italian: daziere — collector of excise tax
  • Italian: gabelliere — collector of excise tax
  • Italian: esattore — collector of excise tax
  • Scottish Gaelic: gàidsear — collector of excise tax
  • Telugu: సుంకరి (suṅkari) — collector of excise tax