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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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Having to be a “price taker” is especially true when it comes to the sale of Binaghi’s goods at the Greenmarket in New York City, a producer-only farmers market run by nonprofit organization GrowNYC.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

In Moussa's town, where many residents rely on agriculture as a source of income, water covered vast areas of farmland, while farmers stood in their fields assessing their losses.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The rise in the price of fertilizer puts farmers “on the verge” of crisis, Arrington added, describing the situation as “tolerable” for one to two years but not sustainable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Merchants and farmers interviewed in Obeid said the bulk of stolen gum is being taken to Chad, sold at bargain prices, then re-exported through seaports such as Douala in Cameroon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Wheat was attacked by rabbits and locust swarms, so the farmers built fences and stood guard over the fields.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari