REVENUER

revenuer

(noun) a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

revenuer (plural revenuers)

(US, regional, now, historical) A government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol. [from 19th c.]

Usage notes

• This term is especially associated with the efforts of the IRS to prevent illegal production and distribution of alcohol during the period of Prohibition in the U.S.

Source: Wiktionary



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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