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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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The conditions mean farmers have missed two of the three usual planting phases for so-called "wet direct seeding" of rice, a technique that requires fields to be flooded.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Find insight on American farmers, palm oil, Rio Tinto and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

This includes farmers, soldiers and people living in rural areas.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

But in some ways, almonds are old news, considering American almond farmers planted their first commercial crop in 1843.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Mendel was aided in his studies by a long interest in breeding among farmers in and around Brno.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee