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

Pavas were often worn by jibaros, which were rural residents who worked on the island as self-subsistence farmers. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026

Fox News Digital reached out to Potatoes USA, a marketing and research organization representing potato farmers throughout the country, for comment. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026

Bad Bunny opened in what looked like sugarcane fields worked by dancers dressed in the straw hats of jíbaros (Puerto Rico’s rural farmers). —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026

The farmer urged him to place a flag on top. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

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