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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
This moon earned its name because farmers relied on moonlight to harvest their crops late into the night in the days before electricity.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
This traditionally marked an ideal period for farmers to harvest their crops later into the night, the Old Farmer's Almanac said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
To be sure, the recent spike in bankruptcies doesn’t mean farmers are going out of business, the Minneapolis Fed pointed out.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The town boasts a walkable main street area, anchored by the hotel on one end and the farmers' market on the other.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
These companies do not make a habit of forging relationships with small organic farmers.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
In North Dakota, the people who will be affected are mostly farmers and ranchers, Godfread explains.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The property is within walking distance of Lido Marina Village, as well as surrounding beaches, restaurants and shops and farmers’ market.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Designs are inspired by Bad Bunny's iconography, featuring cultural symbols like pavas (traditional hats worn by rural sugarcane farmers) and Monobloc chairs seen in everyday Puerto Rican life in backyards across the island—and featured on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
This traditionally marked an ideal period for farmers to harvest their crops later into the night, the Old Farmer's Almanac said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
To be sure, the recent spike in bankruptcies doesn’t mean farmers are going out of business, the Minneapolis Fed pointed out.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The town boasts a walkable main street area, anchored by the hotel on one end and the farmers' market on the other.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
These companies do not make a habit of forging relationships with small organic farmers.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
In North Dakota, the people who will be affected are mostly farmers and ranchers, Godfread explains.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The property is within walking distance of Lido Marina Village, as well as surrounding beaches, restaurants and shops and farmers’ market.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Designs are inspired by Bad Bunny's iconography, featuring cultural symbols like pavas (traditional hats worn by rural sugarcane farmers) and Monobloc chairs seen in everyday Puerto Rican life in backyards across the island—and featured on the cover of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers
Noun
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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
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Don't skip its wine pairings, which are all sourced from small, local growers.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Colorado requires marijuana growers and manufacturers of edibles and concentrates to test for mold, yeast and certain heavy metals and pesticides.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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