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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

Example Sentences

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But there are worries about unintended consequences for U.S. farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In the meantime, Linville proposes short-term federal payments to farmers to help them survive the year, though he is “not a big fan” of the practice.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Proponents of the bill said it offers consumers a cheaper alternative that would mitigate rising gasoline prices, while stimulating demand for the piles of corn grown by U.S. farmers in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at financial services company Stone X, said farmers are “stuck in a real bad situation.”

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Government officials in Port-au-Prince told the peasants that their pigs would be replaced with pigs purchased in the United States, from Iowa farmers.

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