treasury agent
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈtrɛʒəri ˈeɪdʒənt/
- US
:
agente del tesoro
- - Treasury agent.
Examples
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The treasury agent uncovered a major tax evasion scheme involving several businesses in the city.
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Because that man is the chief treasury agent...
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I'm a Treasury agent.
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After months of investigation, the treasury agent successfully dismantled a counterfeit money ring.
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The treasury agent worked tirelessly to track down the suspects responsible for the financial fraud.
Synonyms
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A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes
A man who works for the United States Treasury to look into crimes about money and taxes
A woman who works as a special agent for the United States Treasury
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Treasury' names the government department and 'agent' denotes a person acting for it, so a learner will infer an agent who works for the Treasury. While the precise law-enforcement role may require world knowledge, the basic sense 'an agent employed by the Treasury' is immediately derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The name treasury agent comes from the simple picture of a person guarding the government's money: treasury is the place that holds the money and agent is someone who works for it. So a treasury agent is imagined as someone who protects that money and finds people who make fake bills or do not pay taxes, which is why it means 'a special agent who investigates financial crimes'.