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farmer

[fahr-mer] / ˈfɑr mər /
NOUN
person who produces crops, raises animals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grower laborer peasant producer rancher
STRONG
Reaper agriculturalist agriculturist agronomist breeder clodhopper cob cropper cultivator feeder gardener gleaner harvester homesteader horticulturist planter plower sharecropper sower tender tiller villein
WEAK
country person grazer hired hand

Example Sentences

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It was a shock for locals – including the elderly farmer who owns the land, according to his family.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Ben Steffen, a farmer in southeast Nebraska, said he was budgeting to pay $4,000 to $5,000 more in diesel than he previously expected this planting season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m not a farmer today, but I thought I would be. … I believe in the future of agriculture with a faith born not of words, but of deeds,” Porter said, repeating FFA’s creed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"We’ve kept the animals inside since September 9," said Giorgos Xenitidis, a 59-year-old livestock farmer in the outskirts of Thessaloniki.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“I saw the farmer driving the monster around in his truck,” said a calf named Lily.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown