agriculturist

noun

ag·​ri·​cul·​tur·​ist ¦a-gri-¦kəl-ch(ə-)rist 

variants or agriculturalist

ˌa-gri-ˈkəl-ch(ə-)rə-list 

plural -s

1

: one trained in the theory or science of agriculture

2

: farmer, husbandman

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for agriculturist

• horticulturist
• culturist