gentleman farmer

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Recent Examples of gentleman farmer Dior himself was a gentleman farmer, and his ornamental garden has been preserved. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 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 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 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 Washington was no longer a gentleman farmer nor even a general. John M. Murphy, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman farmer
tenant farmer
Noun
  • Marcella’s parents were landowners whose tenant farmers paid a share of their earnings and brought them traditional tributes of chickens and rabbits when major holidays came around.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • The number of new tenant farmers gaining owner-like rights to land through this route in recent years is nominal.
    Tim Hanstad, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2016

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“Gentleman farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman%20farmer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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