farmers

plural of farmer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of farmers Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968. — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 Poor land produces poor fleece, which fetches poor prices, leaving farmers without the means to restore the land. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 If breathing hadn’t been so hard, someone would have fainted from the stench of the farmers’ perspiration. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 The current system places too much of the risk on the farmers. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Her mother was Polish and her father was Ukrainian; both were peasant farmers. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 One of our biggest industries down here is truckers, farmers. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Better monitoring tools can help farmers identify disease threats earlier and avoid expensive eradication campaigns. — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 This summer, farmers in parts of Europe reported their livestock being infected, including cattle. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers
Noun
  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Providing education for cotton growers, WWF-Türkiye created a guide for optimizing water and soil management.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • One low ebb came in 1973 with the loss of many contracts to the Teamsters Union, which struck sweetheart deals with growers.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmers. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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