Synonyms of farmers

farmers

noun

plural of farmer

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivators
• growers
• harvesters
• agriculturists
• planters
• agronomists
• tillers
• ranchers
• reapers
• farmhands
• sharecroppers
• croppers
• homesteaders
• gleaners
• plowmen
• tenant farmers
• subsistence farmers
• gentlemen farmers
• yeomen
• field hands
• crofters
• ranchmen
• campesinos
• grangers
• nesters
• workfolks
• rancheros

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfarmers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farmers

As the Earth warms, farmers won’t be able to just carry on as usual. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

My colleague Blanca Begert recently traveled to California’s Central Valley, where some farmers are leasing their acres to solar companies. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Coupled with the lingering problems from last year’s dry winter, some farmers say their livelihood in the fields is literally and figuratively drying up. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 23 July 2026

Prominent farmers' union leader Rakesh Tikait pledged his support for the students' protest. — Priyanka Salve,raksha Murali, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Of great concern is the prospect that data centers will consume massive amounts of water and worsen drought conditions for ranchers and farmers in a state where water shortages already crippled the sugar cane industry. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Grocery prices generally rise with oil because farmers use diesel fuel to power equipment, while many food products are transported by trucks that require fuel. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Some Nicaraguan farmers will also graft commercial avocado branches onto native avocado trees, since the native trees are better adapted to the local environment. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Common farmers, including many Revolutionary War veterans, rebelled in opposition to postwar taxation policies. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026