FARMHANDS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

farmhands

noun

plural of farmhand

as in farmers

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nonfarmers

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Noun

In 2025, California passed Japan as the world’s fourth largest economy with farmers representing a large part of that milestone.

— Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Canadian officials, recognizing that, included several billion dollars in aid for their farmers in announcing the tariff plan.

— Jayash Paudel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of farmers

Noun

In May, officials in Kern County alone also reported a 42% loss in cherry production this year due to a hot stretch in March followed by April rain accounting for a total loss of more than $13 million for growers.

— Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Some indoor farms do not have bees, and growers pay workers to pollinate flowers by hand.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 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

Noun

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

Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Cattle were raised, and various crops (including corn [maize] and cotton) were grown with the assistance of agronomists.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 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

Plus, the brand highlights that the bags allow roots to grow toward the earth rather than circle the plant, which promotes better health than regular plastic planters.

— Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Greenery, such as trellises with vines or tall planters, looks natural in the yard and can blend in with your bins.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of planters

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