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
Colorful signs of cows and farmers guide pumpkin patch fans to the entrance to a popular Sacramento-area farm.
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Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Could farmers lose a key customer?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Summer is full of farmers' markets, swimming, and river rafting, but there’s still plenty to enjoy as the air cools and the snow begins to fall.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Taylor Patterson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan, said the National Weather Service issues frost and freeze warnings in the spring and fall seasons for farmers and horticulturalists to protect any sensitive vegetation.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The helmers cycle through a year’s worth of seasons for Zhenya and Anatolij Pilipenko, inexperienced farmers who envisioned a new life for themselves and their two young daughters.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Davis adds that more needs to be done to reward farmers who are being more sustainable.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Agricultural adaptation can be costly and force farmers to raise their prices, although their pumpkins are smaller.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Could farmers lose a key customer?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Summer is full of farmers' markets, swimming, and river rafting, but there’s still plenty to enjoy as the air cools and the snow begins to fall.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Taylor Patterson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan, said the National Weather Service issues frost and freeze warnings in the spring and fall seasons for farmers and horticulturalists to protect any sensitive vegetation.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The helmers cycle through a year’s worth of seasons for Zhenya and Anatolij Pilipenko, inexperienced farmers who envisioned a new life for themselves and their two young daughters.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Davis adds that more needs to be done to reward farmers who are being more sustainable.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Agricultural adaptation can be costly and force farmers to raise their prices, although their pumpkins are smaller.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers
Noun
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Executive Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis Cannon Armstrong said three cultivators are in the process of growing.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The price paid by processors to growers for walnuts nearly tripled from 2022 to 2024, according to a recent USDA report.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Thankfully, a small group of Pacific Northwest growers and enthusiasts has taken on the role of chicory evangelists, teaching chefs and consumers alike how to recognize and prepare puntarelle.—
Katie Parla,
Saveur,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmers. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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