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 farmers often have surplus crops, she said, but "there is no structured market to sell our produce."

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

In a remote province of northeastern Afghanistan, women farmers are playing a vital role in their community's survival among the snow-capped mountains.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

But for farmers like Lu and Han who have built their business around specialised varieties, this has been a difficult season.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Like most seasons, the weather has affected farmers unevenly across the country.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The peasant farmers had watched the dam being built, but even when it began blocking the Artibonite River, forming a reservoir that flooded their farms, they felt stunned disbelief.

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