esattore

tax collector

noun eh-zaht-TOH-reh Less Common

Origin: From Latin exactor, from exigere (to exact, demand).

Usage Note

Esattore is a person or body authorised to collect taxes, fees, or debts. The feminine form is esattrice. Historically it referred to a private tax farmer; today it appears in formal contexts like esattore delle tasse. The concept overlaps with agente della riscossione in modern bureaucratic Italian. Not a word used in everyday casual conversation.

Examples

"L'esattore bussò alla porta."

Natural Translation

The tax collector knocked at the door.

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