noun
- a person who collects taxes for the government
Usage: informal
Examples
- The taxman came to audit the company’s financial records.
- Small business owners often worry about visits from the taxman.
- He worked as a taxman for the Internal Revenue Service.
- The Beatles sang about the taxman taking their money.
- She hired an accountant to deal with the taxman.
- The taxman demanded payment of overdue taxes.