exciseman

Exciseman — Ex*cise man, n.; pl. {Excisemen}. An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

exciseman — index assessor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

exciseman — [ek′sīz΄man΄] n. pl. excisemen [ik′sīz΄men΄] in Great Britain, a government official who collects excises and enforces the laws concerning them …   English World dictionary

exciseman — noun Date: 1647 an officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise under British law …   New Collegiate Dictionary

exciseman — /ek suyz meuhn, suys /, n., pl. excisemen. Brit. an officer who collects excise taxes and enforces excise laws. [1640 50; EXCISE1 + MAN1] * * * …   Universalium

exciseman — noun An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws …   Wiktionary

exciseman — n. one who collects excise taxes (British) …   English contemporary dictionary

exciseman — noun (plural excisemen) Brit. historical an official who collected excise duty and prevented smuggling …   English new terms dictionary

exciseman — ex·cise·man …   English syllables

exciseman — / eksaɪzmæn/ noun a person who works in the Excise Department …   Dictionary of banking and finance

exciseman — n. (pl. men) Brit. hist. an officer responsible for collecting excise duty …   Useful english dictionary