farmer

noun

farm·​er ˈfär-mər 

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

Synonyms

• cultivator
• agriculturalist
• harvester

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 on the Web

Firn formulas, which contain between 85 percent and 99.9 percent natural ingredients, is dedicating 1 percent of its sales to a nonprofit helping farmers. —Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 1 July 2025

Shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico, for instance, are thus direly connected to farmers in the Midwest. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 June 2025

What to Do One of the best ways to discover a new city is to visit its farmers' market. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 June 2025

New rules also put stricter controls on growers and farmers, ban commercial advertising and prohibit cannabis from being sold in vending machines or online. —Helen Regan, CNN Money, 28 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing farmer

• dirt farmer
• farmer cheese
• farmer's lung
• farmer's market
• gentleman farmer
• non-farmer
• tenant farmer

Rhymes for farmer

• armor
• charmer
• harmer

Kids Definition

farmer

noun

farm·​er ˈfär-mər 

: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals

Biographical Definition

Farmer 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Far·​mer ˈfär-mər 

Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert

Farmer

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader