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

He said American farmers and businesses shouldn’t be “left carrying the burden of a global diesel shortage.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

His Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had argued US farmers, truckers, and businesses "should not be left carrying the burden" as prices soar.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Scottish government said the decision will make trading more straightforward for farmers, hauliers, and auction markets.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That’s cold comfort for California farmers like Yerxa.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Where farmers depended on rains to water their fields, the onset of the rainy season meant that each morning the farmers gazed towards the horizon, sniffing the wind and straining their eyes.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari