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 house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The liquid is sent to farmers who dilute it and apply it to the soil.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other farmers and roasters in Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines are now selling the beans, and some barista competitors have gone on to win awards with brews made from it.
—Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.
—Charles Pensulo, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The liquid is sent to farmers who dilute it and apply it to the soil.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other farmers and roasters in Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines are now selling the beans, and some barista competitors have gone on to win awards with brews made from it.
—Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
Noun
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Small cultivators and opportunistic entrepreneurs couldn’t keep up, and the supply chain consolidated around a fewer larger, compliant operators.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Interlune wants its harvester to dig up a hundred tons of regolith an hour.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Wild rice harvesting is open to all Wisconsin residents with a wild rice harvester license.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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