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’s a briskly constructed series in a frosty setting and explores issues about which the nonhunter and nonfarmer might be unaware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

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