What does "farmer" mean?
Someone or something that farms, as:; A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
Farmer
/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Someone or something that farms, as:; A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
- Grammar: farmer is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: accumulator, agrarian, agrarians, agricola.
- Useful contrasts: agronomist, city dweller, forager.
- Usage evidence: The farmer that lived nearby came to investigate.
How to use "farmer"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone or something that farms, as:; A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. agent
"A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
- 2 a person who operates a farm wordnet
- 3 Someone or something that farms, as:; More specifically, a farm owner, as distinguished from a farmworker or farmhand as a hired employee thereof. British, agent, especially
- 4 One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent. historical
"a farmer of the revenues"
- 5 The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown. historical
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- 6 A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship. Singapore, slang
- 7 A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage). dated
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
"It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck."
- 2 the Soviet MiG 19 aircraft. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename in the United States:; A township in Rice County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Defiance County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename in the United States:; A small town in Hanson County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"The farmer that lived nearby came to investigate."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "farmer"?
Common synonyms include: accumulator, agrarian, agrarians, agricola, agricultural producer, agriculturalist.
How do you use "farmer" in a sentence?
The farmer that lived nearby came to investigate.
How do you pronounce "farmer"?
Pronounced /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/.
Etymology
From Middle English fermour (“a steward, bailliff, collector of taxes”), from Old French fermier (“a farmer, a lessee, husbandman, bailliff”), from Medieval Latin firmarius (“one to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes, deputy”), from firma; equivalent to farm + -er. Compare Old English feormere (“a purveyor of a guild, a supplier of food, a grocer, farmer”). More at farm.