taxman
Britishnoun
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a collector of taxes
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informal a tax-collecting body personified
he was convicted of conspiring to cheat the taxman of five million pounds
Example Sentences
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The Beatles thought they were defending themselves against the taxman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Your next move is turning to the taxman.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026
Technically, these lawyers represent two plaintiffs, Charles and Kathleen Moore, who own shares in a foreign company that they want to shield from the taxman.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023
Now he confronts three issues testing those promises: the seat belt, the BBC Chairman and the taxman.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023
You shall have my watch to be cleaned, and the kind jeweler shall lend you the money to pay the taxman while he cleans the watch—I don't mind, gran'pa.
From Lady Audley's Secret by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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