"exactor" meaning in English

See exactor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪɡˈzæktɚ/ [General-American], /ɪɡˈzæktə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: exactors [plural]
Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ) Etymology: From exact + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|exact|-or|text=+|tree=1}} From exact + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} exactor (plural exactors)
  1. A person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner.
    Sense id: en-exactor-en-noun-lnLs3vTo Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 9 3 3 4 30 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 8 3 3 4 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 5 2 2 3 42 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 11 2 4 3 21 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 60 6 2 2 3 24 2 Disambiguation of People: 47 53
  2. A person who collects taxes.
    Sense id: en-exactor-en-noun-Vvz2nx~p Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exactress

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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