tax collector
Government payment enforcer
A tax collector is a person who collects taxes owed to a government.
The term often carries negative connotations—in biblical contexts, tax collectors were despised as collaborators with Roman occupiers.
Today it may refer to government employees or private agents pursuing unpaid taxes: The tax collector sent a final notice.
One who estimates value
- excisemanTax collector on goods
- revenuerInformal term for tax collector
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
customs officer · gauger · bailiff · sheriff · functionary · bureaucrat · civil servant · registrar
Keeper of a tavern
- MatthewFirst gospel writer
- ZacchaeusVertically challenged tax collector
- procuratorAgent with authority to act
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
tribute · scribe · ancient Rome · biblical · colonial · sheriff · bailiff
Mandatory government payments
customs · tribute · tithe · impost · levy · withholding · surtax · income tax
Formal evaluation of worth
- collectionGathered set of items
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- auditFormal accounts examination
- levyCompulsory government charge
examination · compliance · verification · investigation · valuation · inspection · seizure · lien
Act of escaping detection
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- extortionObtaining through threats
oppression · feared · hated · pariah · ostracized · collaborator · unjust · excessive
assessor
One who estimates value
enforcer · customs officer · gauger · bailiff · sheriff · functionary · bureaucrat · civil servant · registrar
publican
Keeper of a tavern
- MatthewFirst gospel writer
- ZacchaeusVertically challenged tax collector
- procuratorAgent with authority to act
tithing · tribute · scribe · ancient Rome · biblical · colonial · sheriff · bailiff
taxes
Mandatory government payments
excise · customs · tribute · tithe · impost · levy · withholding · surtax · income tax · property tax
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- collectionGathered set of items
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- auditFormal accounts examination
levy · examination · compliance · verification · investigation · valuation · inspection · seizure · lien · garnishment
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
extortion · oppression · feared · hated · pariah · ostracized · collaborator · unjust · excessive · harsh
- tax collectorstax assessor, tax auditor, tax inspector, revenue agent, exciseman
- town governmenttown meeting, selectmen, town clerk, town council, town manager
- ancient occupationssoldier, merchant, farmer, shepherd, carpenter
- government jobscivil servant, civil servants, federal jobs, public servant, government jobs
- money handlersbanker, teller, cashier, bank clerk, money changer
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
tax collectorborrower
One who takes temporarily
taxpayer · beneficiary · welfare officer · money lender · debtor
tax collectortax evader
One who illegally avoids payments owed
tax dodger · tax cheat · tax protester · scofflaw · smuggler
collector, toll collector, taxman, tax collection, taxmen, tax collectors