yeomen

noun

plural of yeoman
as in agriculturists

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  1. agriculturists
  2. sharecroppers
  3. cultivators
  4. growers
  5. croppers
  6. planters
  7. tillers
  8. agronomists
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  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of agriculturists
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  • Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson lived in a world far from white country clubs or Black luxury.
    — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • All my grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before migrating to Gary in the late 1920s.
    — Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of sharecroppers
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  • The fair will also host the 2026 California Cannabis Awards, ushering in cultivators and manufacturers from all around the state.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of cultivators
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  • 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
  • Haubert, whose district includes unincorporated parts of the county, has previously defended millions of dollars in discretionary awards to wine growers, saying his district benefits from a robust wine region.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of growers
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  • More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of croppers
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  • There, more planters and a shallow reflecting pool re-create the feeling of a yard 30 feet above ground.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Decorate plastic containers and use them as planters or mail drop zones.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, The Spruce, 10 July 2026
Definition of planters
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  • America has largely been out of tune regarding that refrain, but its greatest defenders of democracy and its tillers for a better world have not.
    — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Definition of tillers
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  • Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of agronomists
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