farmer
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Synonyms & Antonyms for farmer
Synonyms: Noun
agriculturist (or agriculturalist), agronomist, cultivator, grower, planter, tiller
Antonyms: Noun
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My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years. a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generationsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
After all, what's more relaxing than watching an overworked woman fall in love with a Christmas tree farmer? — Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, "What You Can Expect to See in Every Single Hallmark Channel Christmas Movie," 24 Dec. 2018 But Penn keeps the pertinent details, including a tidbit about how Joe Roberts once tried being a farmer before the wheat market collapsed. — Noel Murray, The Verge, "Bruce Springsteen’s Netflix special makes this a great weekend for The Indian Runner," 14 Dec. 2018 Denham, on the other hand, called himself the closest thing to the opposite of a venture capitalist — a farmer — in a rural district centered on Modesto. — Theodore Schleifer, Recode, "Josh Harder is in a dead heat in his congressional race to become the only venture capitalist in the House of Representatives," 7 Nov. 2018 On social media, a farmer from North Carolina shared that the storm did not just affect Georgia's lands, but them, too. — Eileen Reslen, Country Living, "Hurricane Michael Completely Destroys Crops on Georgia Farms," 12 Oct. 2018 On Friday, a farmer reportedly found Lange near Woodworth and took her to her grandmother's house. — Michelle Ewing, ajc, "Missing baby found dead near slough after 5-day search," 8 July 2018 Kim Olson, a farmer who has helped energize Democrats ahead of the November election. — Andrea Zelinski, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas Ag commissioner, BBQ pitmasters battle over a weighty issue," 3 July 2018 Dickie Dever, 73, a retired farmer, draws a small Social Security check. — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky families face heartbreaking wait for Kinship Care money," 3 July 2018 One person bought the seeds at a farmer’s market, where they were misidentified as the herb angelica. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "This Giant Invasive Flower Can Give You Third-Degree Burns," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farmer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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farmer
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English Language Learners Definition of farmer
: a person who runs a farm
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