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
The seeds were sown many, many years ago, when farmers realized that this pocket of Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie and edging up to Pennsylvania, was a pretty good region for grape growing.
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Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The alternative crops could aid farmers who want to participate.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The progressive Massachusetts Democrat endorsed Platner in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary last week, just days after his opponent, Gov. Janet Mills, released her first attack ad on the 41-year-old Marine veteran and oyster farmer.
—Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026
The Alliance for Food and Farming, which represents organic and conventional produce farmers, has been a long-standing critic of the annual report.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The alternative crops could aid farmers who want to participate.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The progressive Massachusetts Democrat endorsed Platner in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary last week, just days after his opponent, Gov. Janet Mills, released her first attack ad on the 41-year-old Marine veteran and oyster farmer.
—Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026
The Alliance for Food and Farming, which represents organic and conventional produce farmers, has been a long-standing critic of the annual report.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
cultivator
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The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Taubel believes some of the supply problems have eased as early cultivator licensees' initial plants have fully grown and are cultivated.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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