Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Farmer trade groups, which have largely sided with Bayer throughout the Roundup litigation, said the Supreme Court ruling would help ensure pesticides remain available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

“She holds a grudge like nobody’s business,” David Farmer, the Maine Democratic strategist and columnist, told me.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Farmer John Pughe Roberts, a Gwynedd councillor and member of the Eryri National Park Authority, is not convinced free buses would work.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Asked about the bighorn death, Becky Farmer, a spokesperson for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

One morning, I accompanied Farmer on a trip that I would soon learn was not unusual for him.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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