exciseman

 [ek-sahyz-muhn, -sahys-]  

ex·cise·man

   [ek-sahyz-muhn, -sahys-]
noun, plural ex·cise·men. British.
an officer who collects excise taxes and enforces excise laws.
Origin:
1640–50; excise1 + man1
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exciseman (ˈɛksaɪzˌmæn)
 
—n , pl -men
(Brit) (formerly) a government agent whose function was to collect excise and prevent smuggling

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