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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“We also understand the difficulties that agriculture businesses and farmers encounter in the summer season…The harvest depends on this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Soon, she began selling their raw honey at local farmers markets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Nearly half of the country's net sown farmland has no assured irrigation and depends largely on rainfall, making the timing and spread of the monsoon critical for millions of farmers.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

I tell him about the schedule of the farmers markets, the name of that first motel Mom and I stayed at, and every detail I can think of when it comes to Dr.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy