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exciseman Definition

excise·man (ek′sīz′man′)

noun pl. excisemen -·men′ (-men′)

in Great Britain, a government official who collects excises and enforces the laws concerning them
exciseman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: In 1853 he married Grizel Syme and became an exciseman, leaving the brewery to be run by Grizel.
Exciseman Quotes

There's threesome reels, there's foursome reels, There's hornpipes and strathspeys, man, But the ae best dance e'er cam to the Land Was, the deil's awa wi' th' Exciseman.

—Burns, Robert

Browse dictionary entries near exciseman

  1. ‹ excised
  2. ‹ excise tax
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  5. ‹ excipient
  6. ‹ excimer laser
  7. ‹ exciding
  8. ‹ excided
  9. ‹ excide
  10. ‹ exchequer
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