Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exciseman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cise-man
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws.

Etymology

Etymology tree English excise Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English exciseman From excise + -man.

Inflected Forms

excisemen (plural)

Derived Forms

excisemanship

Phrases

custom house

Frequently Paired Words

custom house customs HMRC

Synonyms

taxman

Antonyms

smuggler

Questions

What does exciseman mean?: An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws.
Where does exciseman come from?: Etymology tree English excise Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English exciseman From excise + -man.

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