farmer

noun

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farm·er | \ ˈfär-mər

Definition of farmer

(Entry 1 of 3)

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

Farmer

biographical name (1)

Far·mer | \ ˈfär-mər

Definition of Farmer (Entry 2 of 3)

Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert

Farmer

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Definition of Farmer (Entry 3 of 3)

James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader

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Synonyms & Antonyms for farmer

Synonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Noun

nonfarmer

Examples of farmer in a Sentence

Noun 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: Noun Rachel Shenton returns as local farmer Helen Alderson. — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2022 The site, named McGraths Flat and located in the Central Tablelands, near the town of Gulgong, was discovered by a local farmer, who found fossilized leaves in one of his fields, McCurry said. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022 Her mother, Barbara Merritt Dockery, remembers the emotional and financial strain on her daughter and son-in-law, a local farmer. — Yamil Berard, ajc, 19 Dec. 2021 The course, which also had an October session, even includes a workshop with a local farmer who saved the rare Nebrodi black pig and brought it back from the brink of extinction. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2021 Sally Milius said that the group will be working with a local farmer to learn tips regarding cold-weather gardening, and how to better utilize the garden’s existing hoop house. — Melanie Savage, courant.com, 18 Oct. 2021 Escobar’s father was a farmer who later became a security guard with a machete and a whistle. — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021 Leseux was a farmer, planting soy and rice, for a little while, but he was lured into gold and diamonds in the late 1980s. — Georgina Gustin, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021 To Sims, not every farm needs to solve world hunger, and not everyone should be a farmer. — Melanie Canales, Wired, 29 Nov. 2021

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