"revenuer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: revenuers [plural]
Etymology: From revenue + -er, reflecting the U.S. Treasury Department's former Bureau of Internal Revenue, because the administrative mechanism for enforcing Prohibition originated in excise tax administration; Wikipedia gives details at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives § History. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|revenue|er}} revenue + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} revenuer (plural revenuers)
  1. (US, regional, now historical) A government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol. Tags: US, historical, regional Related terms: bootlegger, exciseman, moonshiner

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