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Definition of Exciseman

1. Noun. Someone who collects taxes for the government.

Definition of Exciseman

1. n. An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty.

Definition of Exciseman

1. Noun. An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws. ¹

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Definition of Exciseman

1. [n EXCISEMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exciseman

Literary usage of Exciseman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"L THE exciseman* Tune—" The deil cam' fiddling through the town. THE deil cam' fiddling through the town, And danced awa wi' the exciseman, And ilka wife ..."

2. The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1909)
"Chorus—The deil's awa, the deil's awa, The deil's awa wi' the exciseman, He's danc'd awa, he's danc'd awa, He's danc'd awa wi' the exciseman. ..."

3. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"THE exciseman OUTWITTED. To a village that skirted the sea, An exciseman, ... Now, do not be hard, said poor Mike, The exciseman was deaf to complaint, ..."

4. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"THE exciseman OUTWITTED. To a village that skirted the sea, An exciseman, ... Now, do not be hard, said poor Mike, The exciseman was deaf to complaint, ..."

5. The Leading English Poets from Chaucer to Browning by Lucius Hudson Holt (1915)
"He's danc'd awa, he 's danc'd awn, He'» danc'd awa wi' th' exciseman I The ... CHORUS The Deil's awa, the Deil's awa, The Deil's awa wi' th' exciseman I ..."

6. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington, Townsend Young (1871)
"The exciseman insisted that snoring at a dinner-table was a personal offence to every gentleman in company, and would therefore make no apology. ..."

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