税ぜい吏り

noun

tax collector; tax official

A somewhat formal or bureaucratic term for a person who collects taxes. In modern contexts, 税務署員 or 徴税吏員 may be more common, but 税吏 is still understood.

• 彼かれは税ぜい吏りとして長なが年ねん働はたらいてきた。

  He has worked as a tax collector for many years.

• 税ぜい吏りが帳ちょう簿ぼを調しらべに来きた。

  A tax official came to inspect the books.