collector of internal revenue
- noun
- /kəˈlɛktər əv ɪnˈtɜrnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu/
- Formal
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recaudador de impuestos
- As a collector of internal revenue, she worked to ensure compliance with federal tax laws.
Examples
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He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district last year.
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The collector of internal revenue visited the company to review its tax records.
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The collector of internal revenue visited our office yesterday.
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Several collectors of internal revenue attended the conference.
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As a collector of internal revenue, she worked to ensure compliance with federal tax laws.
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He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district last year.
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The collector of internal revenue visited the company to review its tax records.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person whose job is to get money that others owe
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3.6
A person who takes money from people to pay taxes to the government
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3.1
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
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9.9
A government official who collects taxes and stops people making illegal alcohol
A government worker who collects taxes from people and businesses
A woman who works for the government and collects money people have to pay
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
collector + of + internal + revenue
The phrase is directly compositional: a 'collector' is a person who collects, 'internal' means within the country/organisation, and 'revenue' is government income/taxes, so a learner who knows these words can infer an official who collects government taxes. The construction 'collector of X' follows a common noun-of-noun pattern cross-linguistically, supporting immediate comprehension for B1 learners.
Etymology
Collector of internal revenue gives the image of a collector, an official who gathers money called internal revenue, the money a government gets from inside the country, such as income tax. So, the phrase means an official whose job is 'to collect taxes' for the government.