tacksman

English

Etymology 1

From tack +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtaksmən/

Noun

tacksman (plural tacksmen)

1. (Scotland) A person who holds a tack from another; a tenant.
   • 1885, Lord Colin Campbell, The Crofter in History:

     ... 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.

   • 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, published 2009, page 13:

     MacLeod from Dunvegan, his tacksmen big with vengeance, caught up with the raiders by Ardmore Bay, and none of the MacDonalds was spared.

Etymology 2

See taxman.

Noun

tacksman (plural tacksmen)

1. Obsolete spelling of taxman.