n. One who collects taxes or revenues; a tax collector.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who collects taxes or revenues.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A collector of taxes.
Word Usage
"Saint Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles, who from being a publican, that is, a taxgatherer, was called by our Saviour to the Apostleship: in that profession his name is Levi."