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
One highlight was visiting a banana farmer who has turned his small, lush backyard into a giant bird feeder.
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
In a bid for the president’s attention, the farmers marched near his private residence.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
Consumer goods: One of the world’s largest apparel companies uses mapping and analytics to trace its supply chain across 40 countries—from raw materials with farmers and fabric makers to finished products–compressing six-month reporting tasks into days or weeks.
—Cindy Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The company said the move would bring manufacturing closer to many of its farmers and members, and running those operations out of the C Street facility — a landmark in Sacramento for more than a century — has become inefficient.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
In a bid for the president’s attention, the farmers marched near his private residence.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
Consumer goods: One of the world’s largest apparel companies uses mapping and analytics to trace its supply chain across 40 countries—from raw materials with farmers and fabric makers to finished products–compressing six-month reporting tasks into days or weeks.
—Cindy Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The company said the move would bring manufacturing closer to many of its farmers and members, and running those operations out of the C Street facility — a landmark in Sacramento for more than a century — has become inefficient.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
cultivator
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Matías Litvak – An Argentine cultivator and activist based in Israel, Litvak oversaw cannabis R&D at Bar-Ilan University’s grow facilities.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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To make their product, the food company’s scientists collect living cells from Pacific salmon and grow them in cell cultivators that mimic the inside of a wild fish—controlling factors like temperature, pH and nutrients, per their website.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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