subsistence farmers

Definition of subsistence farmersnext
plural of subsistence farmer

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growers
Noun
  • Participants get to try countless varieties of wine and get the chance to meet the growers themselves.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The crop’s pull extends to the highest levels of national politics — presidential hopefuls have made a point of visiting Meru to publicly declare their support for the trade, with pledges to open new markets, defend growers, and confront foreign bans.
    Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Subsistence farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsistence%20farmers. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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