Tacksman
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈtaksmən/
Origin 1
tack’s + man
Full definition of tacksman
Noun
tacksman
(plural tacksmen)- (Scotland) A person who holds a tack from another; a tenant.
- 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley 2009, p. 13:MacLeod from Dunvegan, his tacksmen big with vengeance, caught up with the raiders by Ardmore Bay, and none of the MacDonalds was spared.
Origin 2
See taxman.