farmer

noun

farm·​er ˈfär-mər 

1

: a person who pays a fixed sum for some privilege or source of income

2

: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals (such as livestock or fish)

3

: yokel, bumpkin

Synonyms of farmer

• cultivator

Examples of farmer in a Sentence

My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years.

a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations

Recent Examples on the Web

Conflicts also arise from communal and ethnic rivalries, as well as tensions between farmers and herders over scarce land and water resources. —Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025

With less than a year to go, hemp farmers, businesses, and advocates are keeping their noses to the grindstone, choosing to fight the language and fight for the chance to save their market. —Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025

There are religiously motivated ones targeting both Christians and Muslims, clashes between farmers and herders over dwindling resources, communal rivalries, secessionist groups and ethnic clashes. —Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025

Around him stretched fields of green, an unusual sight for late October in Wisconsin, when harvest is ending and farmers are preparing for winter. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing farmer

• dirt farmer
• farmer cheese
• farmer's lung
• farmer's market
• gentleman farmer
• non-farmer
• tenant farmer

Rhymes for farmer

• armor
• charmer
• harmer

Kids Definition

farmer

noun

farm·​er ˈfär-mər 

: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals

Biographical Definition

Farmer 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Far·​mer ˈfär-mər 

Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert

Farmer

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader