exactor
One demanding dues
An exactor is one who exacts—who demands and enforces payment or compliance with uncompromising rigor.
The word appears in historical and legal contexts for tax collectors and debt enforcers: The exactor arrived to collect what was owed.
In horse racing, an exacta bet (from the same root) requires picking the top two finishers in exact order.
Government revenue collector
tariff · duty · revenue · assessment · collection · publican · customs · excise
Keeper of a tavern
- procuratorAgent with authority to act
- tributeOffering of respect
- titheTenth for clergy
- denariusRoman silver currency unit
shekel · talent · dirham · dinar · taxation · census · coinage · imperial
Extremely thorough and careful
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
demanding · stern · meticulous · scrupulous · stringent · inflexible · unyielding · draconian
Low-ranking peace officer
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- marshalArrange in proper order
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
overseer · regulator · taskmaster · disciplinarian · supervisor · inspector · compliance · monitor
taxman
Government revenue collector
toll · tariff · duty · revenue · assessment · collection · publican · customs · excise · bailiff
publican
Keeper of a tavern
- procuratorAgent with authority to act
- tributeOffering of respect
- titheTenth for clergy
denarius · shekel · talent · dirham · dinar · taxation · census · coinage · imperial · feudal
rigorous
Extremely thorough and careful
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
severe · demanding · stern · meticulous · scrupulous · stringent · inflexible · unyielding · draconian · implacable
constable
Low-ranking peace officer
warden · overseer · regulator · taskmaster · disciplinarian · supervisor · inspector · compliance · monitor · watchman
exactorgiver
One who bestows
benefactor · donor · almsgiver · philanthropist · bestower
- not exactlyImprecisely, with reservation
- exact changePayment without remainder
- exact sameCompletely alike, no differences
- exact copyPrecise reproduction of something
- exact scienceDiscipline yielding precise, testable results
- my point exactlyVindication of one's argument
exact, exactly, exacting, inexact, exactness, unexacting, exaction, inexactness, inexactly