Usually means: Tax collector for pre-revolutionary France.
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  1. farmer-general: Merriam-Webster
  2. farmer-general, farmer-general: Collins English Dictionary
  3. farmer-general: Wordnik
  4. farmer-general: Wiktionary
  5. farmer-general: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Farmer-general, farmer-general: Dictionary.com
  7. farmer-general: FreeDictionary.org
  8. farmer-general: TheFreeDictionary.com

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noun:  (historical) A member of a privileged association in France, before the French Revolution, who collected duties on behalf of the king, along with bonus fees for themselves.

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