farmers

NOUN

person who produces crops, raises animals

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grower laborer peasant producer rancher

STRONG

agriculturalist agriculturist agronomist breeder clodhopper cob cropper cultivator feeder gardener gleaner harvester homesteader horticulturist planter plower reaper sharecropper sower tender tiller villein

WEAK

country person grazer hired hand

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farmers

Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Past developments, including the port and abandoned coal and wind-power plants, left farmers and fishermen in yearslong battles over compensation and resettlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Scottish government said they should be seen as a "positive thing" which would make it easier for farmers to get uninfected animals to market without requiring an individual licence.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Businesses such as farmers, home-improvement stores and truckers face a tough choice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If we had more skilled farmers and hunters, and if we all worked at farming and hunting, we might be able to produce enough food to get us through the winter.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone