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receiver-general

receiver-general noun: an officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.

Noun

receiver-general (plural receivers-general)

  1. An officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.
    • This nobleman communicated the circumstances of the case to the minister, and in a day or two our candidate found credit with the receiver-general of the county, who lent him twelve hundred pounds on his personal note, payable on demand.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of receiver-general

pluralreceivers-general

Origin of receiver-general

From receiver + general, after Anglo-Norman receivur general.

Questions about receiver-general

What does receiver-general mean?
Receiver-general means an officer who receives the public revenue; a treasurer.
What part of speech is receiver-general?
Receiver-general is a noun.
What is the plural of receiver-general?
The plural of receiver-general is receivers-general.

Words near receiver-general in the dictionary

  1. received wisdom
  2. receivedness
  3. receivedst
  4. receiver
  5. receiver general
  6. receiver-general
  7. receiverless
  8. receivers
  9. receivers-general
  10. receivership
  11. receiverships

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