taxman

Questions about taxman

What does taxman mean?

taxman means "someone who collects taxes for the government".

How many syllables are in taxman?

taxman has 2 syllables: tax-man. The stress falls on "tax".

What is another word for taxman?

Close synonyms include tax collector, exciseman, collector of internal revenue, internal revenue agent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is taxman a common word?

taxman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.