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
On one side of the equation is the fact that farmers are facing a historically small cattle herd, said Elizabeth Harsh, executive director for the Ohio Cattlemen's Association.
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Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
According to the company website, its long-term vision is to build a dynamic marketplace that matches farmers’ output with real-time demand across the food and retail industries, ultimately boosting farm revenues.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Phil Harris, chief revenue officer at Avra, noted the practices his company is teaching farmers to mitigate climate impact and ensure these farms will continue to thrive and produce for decades to come.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
To that end, The Nature Conservancy works to help farmers figure out how to implement and pay for the projects.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
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Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
According to the company website, its long-term vision is to build a dynamic marketplace that matches farmers’ output with real-time demand across the food and retail industries, ultimately boosting farm revenues.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
Phil Harris, chief revenue officer at Avra, noted the practices his company is teaching farmers to mitigate climate impact and ensure these farms will continue to thrive and produce for decades to come.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
To that end, The Nature Conservancy works to help farmers figure out how to implement and pay for the projects.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Those businesses have been waiting for cultivators, manufacturers and testing facilities to establish a supply of products to sell to customers.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
17 Sep. 2025
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Experimental buys, scouting missions and a handful of harvester prototypes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the researchers discovered, Iberian harvester queens’ eggs develop differently depending on whether the queen needs mates to produce future Iberian harvester ant queens, or a hybrid workforce that makes up 99% of the colony.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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