farmhands

noun

plural of farmhand
as in farmers

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  1. farmers
  2. growers
  3. agriculturists
  4. reapers
  5. agronomists
  6. cultivators
  7. planters
Noun
  • Expensive diesel can have wide-ranging economic effects, including on consumer prices, since the trucking industry and many farmers use the fuel to produce and transport goods.
    — DAVID McHUGH, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The deal is intended to boost olive oil consumption worldwide and support farmers in creating value through the supply chain, Dcoop said in an announcement.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of farmers
Noun
  • In Ventura County, production costs reached about $815 million, leaving growers with a net loss.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Abbotsford Abbotsford is one of Canada’s most productive agricultural communities, offering plenty of ways to sample the region’s flavors while getting a closer look at the growers and food producers behind the Fraser Valley’s bounty.
    — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of growers
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of agriculturists
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  • At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, American revolvers and reapers with swappable parts stunned international observers.
    — Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026
  • The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Definition of reapers
Noun
  • Around the middle of the century, agronomists also developed high-yield, fast-growing varieties of staple crops like wheat and rice in what is known as the Green Revolution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Their wider ecosystem includes field workers, seasonal workers, input suppliers, agronomists, university researchers, local traders and ginners.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of agronomists
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
Definition of cultivators
Noun
  • The site is often visited by tourists and is a monument to the past, the history of slavery, and the wealth amassed by cotton planters in Mississippi.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Curves should get snakier, lanes should narrow and widen at intervals, speed bumps and planters should be deliberately placed in the way.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of planters
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