as in cultivators
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 farmers
Pumpkin farmers — including those in Cross Plains, Tennessee – are dealing with drought conditions for a second straight year.
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Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
America’s farmers are among the president’s most dependable supporters.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
For American farmers waiting on harvesting equipment, that means delays, shortages and higher costs down the line.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The administration says the white South African farmers face discrimination and violence in South Africa, which the country’s government denies.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But as water became scarce in the American Southwest, the allocation to Imperial Valley farmers was reduced, overflow stopped, and the Salton Sea started drying up.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
This mound was deliberately built by ancient farmers to track the summer and winter solstices.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
America’s farmers are among the president’s most dependable supporters.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
For American farmers waiting on harvesting equipment, that means delays, shortages and higher costs down the line.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The administration says the white South African farmers face discrimination and violence in South Africa, which the country’s government denies.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But as water became scarce in the American Southwest, the allocation to Imperial Valley farmers was reduced, overflow stopped, and the Salton Sea started drying up.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
This mound was deliberately built by ancient farmers to track the summer and winter solstices.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers
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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Those businesses have been waiting for cultivators, manufacturers and testing facilities to establish a supply of products to sell to customers.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two-day event allows the public to taste coffee from various local shops and bean growers from outside San Diego.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the last 15 years, an increase in consumer demand for cranberry products had led growers in the state to renovate marshes; geneticists to develop new varieties; and an increase in investors backing the industry.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmers. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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