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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman farmer
Noun
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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
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Jim Clayton, 91 The mobile home mogul grew up in a Tennessee log cabin; his family were tenant farmers on the property.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Overall, the disease has costs growers and government agencies about $110 million a year in losses and compliance costs, according to a March 2025 report titled The Costs of Pierce’s Disease in the California Grape and Wine Industry.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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There will be talks and demonstrations from growers, music and food (no tossing the plants any scraps, please) raffles and the sale of growing accessories.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gentleman farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman%20farmer. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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