exciseman

[ ek-sahyz-muhn, -sahys- ]

noun

, British.

, plural ex·cise·men.

1. an officer who collects excise taxes and enforces excise laws.

exciseman

/ ˈɛksaɪzˌmæn /

noun

1. (formerly) a government agent whose function was to collect excise and prevent smuggling

Word History and Origins

Origin of exciseman¹

First recorded in 1640–50; excise ¹ + man

Example Sentences

After leaving he school he worked as an exciseman, a job that involved collecting taxes for the government and intercepting illegal goods.

From BBC

Burns did three such acts—he wrote poetry—he published it; and, despairing of his farm, he became an exciseman.

From Project Gutenberg

His career was various and brief: first a shoemaker, he aspired to be and became an exciseman.

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Monks, friars, pilgrims, palmers, soldiers, excisemen, provost-marshals and men, and mere bad debtors, how can the 'White Hart' butt against all these?

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The manufacturer had, therefore, a strong inducement to enhance by every means in his power the selling value of his glass after it had escaped the exciseman’s clutches.

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