1. a government official who collects excise taxes on goods such as alcohol and tobacco
Usage: historical; British

Examples

• The exciseman inspected the distillery to ensure proper tax payments.
• Local merchants often tried to avoid the exciseman when smuggling goods.
• In the 18th century, an exciseman’s job was both dangerous and unpopular.
• The exciseman recorded the amount of whiskey produced at each facility.
• Burns worked as an exciseman while writing his famous poetry.
• Excisemen were responsible for preventing tax evasion on imported spirits.