excisewoman

9.9

A woman who collects taxes on goods like alcohol for the government

noun
/ˈɛk.sɪsˌwʊ.mən/

Archaic

: recaudadora de impuestos

The government appointed its first excisewoman in the early twentieth century.

Examples

As the only excisewoman in the district, she was responsible for overseeing all alcohol-related taxes.
Many excisewomen work tirelessly to collect taxes.
Stories about a fearless excisewoman circulated widely among the local smugglers.
The excisewoman checked the receipts carefully.
As the only excisewoman in her town, she ensured that all local businesses paid their alcohol taxes accurately.
The local government praised the diligent excisewoman for her commitment to collecting excise duties.
Working as an excisewoman, she navigated complex tax regulations to help maintain the town's revenue.

Synonyms

tax collector

vsexcisewoman

13 3.6

A person who takes money from people to pay taxes to the government

is limited to duties on specific goods rather than all revenue types

taxwoman

vsexcisewoman

7.1

A woman who works for the government and collects money people have to pay

is specific to duties on certain goods rather than general revenue

Surface Forms

excisewoman singular

excisewomen plural

Morphology

excisewoman = excise + woman (transparent) = excise + woman

The sense is a straightforward compound 'excise' (a tax or tax office) + 'woman' meaning a female excise officer; composition yields the meaning directly.

Etymology

The word excisewoman combines excise and woman. Excise comes from an old word meaning 'cut' and later became the name of a tax 'taken from goods', so an excisewoman is a woman whose job is to collect that tax.