Usage examples (8)

• Galloway, a great manufacturer, or, rather, a huge levier of the taxes of dividends and interest upon manufacturing enterprises, could not but be uneasy.
• Seeing, however, that his chance of escape was hopeless, he at length consented to pay the levier of black-mail his iniquitous dues.
• "I doubt not," answered Robin, "he is a levier of toll and tithe, which I shall put him upon proof of his right to receive, by making trial of his might to enforce."
• Berthier, Intendant (say, Tax-levier) of Paris; sycophant and tyrant; forestaller of Corn; contriver of Camps against the people; -- accused of many things: is he not...