Synonyms of farmer

farmer

noun

ˈfär-mər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farmer

Even then in these rural areas, farmers are taking matters into their own hands. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The spike adds to an already tough year for these farmers, who also faced higher costs for fertilizer, seeds and equipment. — Nick Ingram, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

In California, for example, rice farmers are paid to flood their fields during key weeks of the year, for the use of migrating birds. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Owned by Ryan and Ali Ash, Vista Bean partners with farmers and local communities to create greater social and economic opportunity while building relationships rooted in the love of Jesus. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026