granger

noun

Definition of grangernext
as in farmer

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  1. farmer
  2. grower
  3. planter
  4. cultivator
  5. agriculturist
  6. farmhand
  7. harvester
  8. plowman
Noun
  • In Bosnia, where agriculture contributes roughly 5% of annual GDP and 10% of all employment, grain farmer Slavisa Lukic stood in one of his corn fields as stalks blew limply in the breeze.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The federal disaster loans are not available to agricultural producers, farmers or ranchers, except for aquaculture enterprises, the SBA said.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • Welcomes anyone who is interested in supporting the local wineries as well as grape growers and amateur and professional wine makers.
    — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Officials with the California Farm Bureau said the move will present challenges for the state’s growers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of grower
Noun
  • More than once, his white planter friends stood by him in court and kept him from unjust imprisonment and even execution.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Treating the Landscaping Like An Afterthought A front porch that feels beautifully styled often incorporates elements like hanging baskets of ferns and planters by the front door.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of planter
Noun
  • 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
  • Wheat farmers in Britain, sugar beet growers in central Europe, tobacco planters in Virginia and cotton cultivators across the American South all embraced the new fertilizer.
    — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of agriculturist
Noun
  • But for all the praise Boone showered on Lombard on Friday, the skipper didn’t want to put any sort of timeline on his ETA or comment on whatever boxes the farmhand may still need to check.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Tony Martinez as Pepino Garcia Tony Martinez portrayed Pepino, the McCoys’ farmhand who often served as comic relief.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of farmhand
Noun
  • The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Definition of harvester
Noun
  • More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
    — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of plowman
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