GENTLEMAN FARMER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

gentleman farmer

noun

Definition of gentleman farmer

as in tenant farmer

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Recent Examples of gentleman farmer Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions. — Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026 California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 June 2023 Saint Isidore is depicted as a 19th-century hidalgo, or gentleman farmer, with a giant staff loosening a gush of water from the earth for the peasants at his feet. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023 As the daughter of a gentleman farmer, Em grew up mucking stalls, chopping wood and cleaning the chicken coup. — Alex Belth, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022 And Rutherford is a gentleman farmer of sorts. — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2021 Peter seems the classic gentleman farmer. — Allan Ripp, WSJ, 24 June 2021 Dior himself was a gentleman farmer, and his ornamental garden has been preserved. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Marc Savoy was on his grandfather’s farm in Eunice, Louisiana, on the Prairie Faquetaïque, and something enchanting was rising from the catalpa grove, where a tenant farmer named Hiram Courville lived.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Set in the Bangladeshi countryside during a pre-digital era, the film centers on Sadu, an impoverished tenant farmer who lives in isolation with his volatile wife.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026

Definition of tenant farmer

Noun

No specific food, grower or supplier has been identified as the source of this summer’s outbreak of cyclospora, a microscopic parasite that has been linked to cases of explosive diarrhea across the country, particularly in Michigan and Ohio.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
That said, Ford notes that many growers remove the flower stalk early, allowing the plant to direct more energy toward trap growth, as blooming requires a significant amount of energy.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026

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