farmer

noun

ˈfär-mər How to pronounce farmer (audio)
Definition of farmernext
as in cultivator
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations

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Recent Examples of farmer And last summer, farmers actually set up a turnstile to charge people traipsing through their fields to get a good shot of the Seceda and Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks) mountain ranges. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Among those who joined the demonstrations were the cocaleros (coca farmers) of the Chapare region, led by Evo Morales. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 Protein is a bright spot in dairy—and Land O’Lakes’ 1,100 dairy farmer member-owners could be poised to turn their milk into a more lucrative product. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Logistics firms reroute trucks and ships around storms, farmers time planting and harvest, and utilities plan for both flood risk and hydropower supply. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmer
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cultivator
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  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivator

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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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