Phrase guide

tax collector

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who has the responsibility for collecting taxes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After the assessment has been made, the file passes to the tax collector.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who collects taxes for the government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bureaucrat, administrative official

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հարկահավաք (harkahavakʻ) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Bengali: জগাতি (jogati) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Bulgarian: бирник (birnik) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收稅員 /收税员 (shōushuìyuán) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稽徵員 /稽征员 (jīzhēngyuán) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稅吏 /税吏 (shuìlì) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Maore Comorian: muliv̄isa latete — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Dutch: belastinginner — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Dutch: tollenaar — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Finnish: verottaja — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Finnish: veroviranomainen — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Finnish: veronkantaja — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • French: percepteur — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • French: collecteur d'impôts — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • French: publicain — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • German: Steuereinnehmer — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • German: Steuereinnehmerin — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • German: Zöllner — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mōtareis) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Greek: φοροεισπράκτορας (foroeispráktoras) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Ancient Greek: τελώνης (telṓnēs) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Hawaiian: luna ʻauhau — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Hungarian: adószedő — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Icelandic: skattheimtumaður — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Italian: esattore — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Japanese: 収税人 (shūzeinin) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Japanese: 収税吏 (shūzeiri) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Javanese: panarik pajeg — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Latin: exactor — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Latin: pūblicānus — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Macedonian: даночник (danočnik) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Māori: kaikohi tāke — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Middle English: fermour — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Pannonian Rusyn: порцийош (porcijoš) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Plautdietsch: Takskollakjta — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Polish: poborca podatkowy — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Portuguese: coletor de impostos — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Russian: сбо́рщик нало́гов (sbórščik nalógov) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Russian: сбо́рщица нало́гов (sbórščica nalógov) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Serbo-Croatian: порезник — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Serbo-Croatian: poreznik — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Slovene: dacar — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Spanish: recaudador de impuestos — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Spanish: alcabalero — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Spanish: cobrador impositivo — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Swahili: mtoza ushuru — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Swedish: skatteindrivare — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Swedish: skattmas — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Ottoman Turkish: خراججی (haraccı) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎃𐎗 (mḫr) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Ukrainian: збира́ч пода́тків (zbyráč podátkiv) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes
  • Yiddish: שטײַער־מאָנער (shtayer-moner) — one who has the responsibility for collecting taxes