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tax collector

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈtax colˌlector noun [countable]  someone who works for the government and makes sure that people pay their taxes 收税员,税务员
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tax collectorOf course, the very concept of a popular tax collector is as oxymoronic as jumbo shrimp.But the rich will always be better at hiding from the tax collector than the poor.
ˈtax colˌlector nounChineseSyllable
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tax collector
ˈtax colˌlector noun [countable]
someone who works for the government and makes sure that people pay their taxes


tax collectorBrE /ˈtæks kəlektə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæks kəlektər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is collecting the tax that people must pay on the money they earn 收税员;税务员