farmers market

noun

variants or farmers' market or farmer's market
: a market at which local farmers sell their agricultural products directly to consumers

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The Burkes sell trees via their website, and sell fresh fruit at the farmers market and via a local specialty butcher, A & R Custom Butchering, Retail Meats and Deli in Red Bluff. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Heading to a farmers market for the first time can feel a little intimidating. Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 The best farmers market shoppers aren’t the loudest hagglers. Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026 There will be pumpkin bowling, make your own scarecrow, food and a farmers market. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmers market

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of farmers market was in 1905

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“Farmers market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmers%20market. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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