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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Baerwald will be in conversation with Graham Yost, executive producer of “The Americans “and “Slow Horses” at Barnes & Noble - The Grove at Farmers Market on June, 11 at 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Farmers use them to lock in the price of their crops.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Farmers in the area said they were not warned early enough to avoid losses to equipment and crops.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Shropshire Young Farmers were among the groups that came to help clear and bag up the rubbish and the National Trust said it was grateful for their support.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Farmers would soon be coming in to arrange credit terms and buy seed and guano.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns