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
Next-door in Iowa, soybean farmer Dave Walton decided to buy less fertilizer this year.
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Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
25 June 2026
There are alternative herbicides, but some farmers warn that those could involve chemicals that risk killing the plant if not applied carefully.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
But that future also comes as local farmers face ongoing challenges, including drought, freezes and economic uncertainty.
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Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
An infectious disease fellow in Queens can encounter a farmer with tularemia.
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Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
25 June 2026
There are alternative herbicides, but some farmers warn that those could involve chemicals that risk killing the plant if not applied carefully.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
But that future also comes as local farmers face ongoing challenges, including drought, freezes and economic uncertainty.
—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
An infectious disease fellow in Queens can encounter a farmer with tularemia.
—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for farmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
cultivator
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The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).
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Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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