Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal A government agent in charge of collecting revenue, especially one responsible for halting the unlawful distilling or bootlegging of alcohol.
- noun A lightly armed motorboat used by revenuers.
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- noun US, dated, informal An
employee of theInternal Revenue Service , especially those charged withenforcement .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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I kinda felt like a "revenuer" (tax collector) in back woods Kentucky.
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