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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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Increased prices for food ingredients and fertilizers are still pushing up costs for traders, farmers and consumers leading to a "vicious circle" fuelling a "cost-of-living crisis", a cheesemonger said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Alresford became the centre of the watercress industry in 1865, when the rail line to the Georgian town opened, enabling farmers to get their leaves to market in Covent Garden.

From BBC • May 17, 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

The problem is especially acute in the Southeastern U.S., where just 19% of farmers and producers pre-booked their fertilizer shipments prior to the Iran war.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

No wonder farmers talked of rods; it was an easier number to face.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson