farmer

noun farm·er \ ˈfär-mər \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

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Definition of farmer

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

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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 of farmer from the Web

That just may be the lifeline for Madagascar’s farmers.

— aryn baker/sahabevava, Time, "Vanilla Is Nearly as Expensive as Silver. That Spells Trouble for Madagascar," 13 June 2018
Portuguese farmers often plant long, unbroken stretches of eucalyptus, a fast-growing tree that offers a quick financial return from the country's important paper pulp industry.

— barry hatton, The Christian Science Monitor, "Portugal races to protect its citizens against wildfires – with goats," 13 June 2018
One main farmer is the pacu, a ray-finned fish that can live to 60 and grow 40 pounds.

— adam popescu, National Geographic, "These Fish Keep Forests Alive—And Fishing Threatens Them," 12 June 2018
The late-night move was made without public hearings or any legislative debate, and the way the action was taken contributed to the concerns of market vendors and farmers.

— gregory b. hladky, courant.com, "Decline Of Hartford Regional Market Linked To State Fiscal Woes," 12 June 2018
Canadian dairy farmers on Monday goaded their U.S. counterparts for producing vastly more than the market demands.

— geoffrey mohan, latimes.com, "Behind Trump's dairy rant, a cheesed-off Wisconsin and Canada's sacred cows," 12 June 2018
The facility, which opens June 22, also will house youth farming programs, job training for veterans and former convicts, and apprenticeships for aspiring urban farmers.

— greg trotter, chicagotribune.com, "Farm on Ogden aims to bring fresh produce and jobs to troubled North Lawndale," 12 June 2018
Months before the Tonys medallions were distributed to the winners, before Broadway’s brightest stars put on their finest, before, even, the nominations were announced, farmers in Colombia were thinking about the ceremony.

— chloe schama, Vogue, "How 40,000 Roses Find Their Way Onto the Tonys Red Carpet," 11 June 2018
Along with being a meadmaker, Chrissie is also part owner and farmer alongside husband, Koorosh Zaerpoor, at their family farm, Kookoolan Farms (15713 Oregon 47, Yamhill; 503-730-7535; kookoolanfarms.com).

— special to the oregonian, OregonLive.com, "See what's new at these Oregon meaderies: Gerry Frank's picks," 9 June 2018

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First Known Use of farmer

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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farmer Synonyms

Synonyms

agriculturist (or agriculturalist), agronomist, cultivator, grower, planter, tiller;

Antonyms

nonfarmer;

workfolk (or workfolks);

gentleman farmer, sharecropper, subsistence farmer, tenant farmer, yeoman;

homesteader, nester [West];

granger;

rancher, ranchero, ranchman;

Farmer

biographical name Far·mer \ ˈfär-mər \

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Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert

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