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語源

From tax +‎ man.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tăksʹmăn, IPA: /ˈtæksmæn/
• (英国発音) enPR: tăksʹmăn, IPA: /ˈtaksman/

名詞

taxman (plural taxmen)

1. (sometimes derogatory) A tax collector.
   • 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547

     Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.

2. (sometimes derogatory) A tax-collecting organ, personified.
   • 1966, The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon:

     The taxman’s taken all my dough.
     Left me in my stately home.

   • 1978, The Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal:

     ... a duty even more dreaded: to pay taxes. The taxman is primarily interested in those strong enough to create and lucky enough to sell.

   • 2013, Tom Parker Bowles, The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:

     The taxman is an especially hated presence. 'Let's just say that certain elements around these parts could live without their company,' observes one ...

   • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist‎, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 27 October 2020, page 68:

     The G8 leaders also called on multinationals to make a full disclosure to the taxman over how much tax they pay in different countries.

使用する際の注意点

• The term is gender-neutral (the term taxwoman is not in common usage).

同意語

• tax collector