Synonyms of agronomist

agronomist

noun

as in farmer

a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it

went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management

Synonyms & Similar Words

• farmer
• grower
• cultivator
• agriculturist
• planter
• tiller
• harvester
• farmhand
• plowman
• reaper
• gleaner
• sharecropper
• yeoman
• cropper
• tenant farmer
• rancher
• field hand
• homesteader
• gentleman farmer
• campesino
• crofter
• subsistence farmer
• ranchman
• nester
• granger
• workfolk
• ranchero

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agronomist

Gini, an agronomist who has overseen the planting of some two hundred thousand trees in Parco Nord in the past quarter century, has the tan skin, strong hands, and hearty disposition that are requisite for the job. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Her team includes artists, a part-time agronomist, and amateur gardeners. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026

Heirloom carrots, artichokes, cauliflower, and other plants (many cultivated by an in-house agronomist) are transformed into gorgeous dishes designed to reveal the essence of each ingredient. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026

Farmers currently may need the assistance of an agronomist to analyze the data and use it for future planting strategies. — Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

An agronomist develops crops that yield more food every harvest. — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil. — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Cattle were raised, and various crops (including corn [maize] and cotton) were grown with the assistance of agronomists. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Oktyabr Dospanov, curator of the Nukus Museum of Art’s archaeology department, explained that rice cultivation in Karakalpakstan took off in the 1960s, when Soviet agronomists introduced it as a salt-tolerant crop for the area’s saline soil. — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026