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Meaning of tacksman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtaksmən

Definitions

  1. A person who holds a tack from another; a tenant.
  2. Obsolete spelling of taxman.
    alt-of, obsolete

Equivalents

Gàidhlig gabhaltach

Examples

“... a numerous class of occupiers who cultivated what would now be considered fair-sized crofts, have entirely disappeared, as well as the tenants and tacksmen who were still higher in the scale.”
“MacLeod from Dunvegan, his tacksmen big with vengeance, caught up with the raiders by Ardmore Bay, and none of the MacDonalds was spared.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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