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Recent Examples of gentleman farmer
California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.
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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
Washington was no longer a gentleman farmer nor even a general.
—John M. Murphy, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2020
Dior himself was a gentleman farmer, and his ornamental garden has been preserved.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Washington was no longer a gentleman farmer nor even a general.
—John M. Murphy, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2020
Dior himself was a gentleman farmer, and his ornamental garden has been preserved.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman farmer
Noun
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These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
Noun
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However, there is an aphid species that singles out crape myrtle as a host, and this, ironically enough, has proven to be a boon to pecan growers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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So did an influx of Chinese apples in the 1990s, which made the US crop less valuable on the global market and squeezed growers, particularly on family orchards in the Northeast.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Gentleman farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman%20farmer. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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