as in cultivator
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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Recent Examples of farmer
In what is essentially the grandest of those squares, the city’s flagship Forsyth Park, shop for pastries and produce at a farmers’ market every Saturday.
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Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The farmer was offered $60,000 per acre to build a data center on his property.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
If nothing changes by then, Scott estimates 90% of hemp farmers, including himself, will be out of business.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Both of their families—Indigenous Puruhá farmers—were incredibly poor.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The farmer was offered $60,000 per acre to build a data center on his property.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
If nothing changes by then, Scott estimates 90% of hemp farmers, including himself, will be out of business.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Both of their families—Indigenous Puruhá farmers—were incredibly poor.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for farmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
cultivator
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The commission offers a range of license types, including cultivators, craft marijuana cooperatives, product manufacturers, retailers, research facilities, independent testing laboratories, transporters and microbusinesses.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Several defendants are members of the Ohio Cannabis Coalition, a marijuana trade association representing cultivators, dispensaries, processors and testing labs.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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