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farmer

[fahr-mer] / ˈfɑr mər /
NOUN
person who produces crops, raises animals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grower laborer peasant producer rancher
STRONG
Reaper agriculturalist agriculturist agronomist breeder clodhopper cob cropper cultivator feeder gardener gleaner harvester homesteader horticulturist planter plower sharecropper sower tender tiller villein
WEAK
country person grazer hired hand

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Even so, Saltiveri, who is president of the federation of farming cooperatives in Catalonia, and almost every other pork farmer in Spain, is feeling its impact.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I’m not a farmer today, but I thought I would be. … I believe in the future of agriculture with a faith born not of words, but of deeds,” Porter said, repeating FFA’s creed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"We’ve kept the animals inside since September 9," said Giorgos Xenitidis, a 59-year-old livestock farmer in the outskirts of Thessaloniki.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Ohio farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower called the new quota “a positive move.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The loud rapping awoke the farmer, who was alarmed at being wakened in the middle of the night.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson