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
Since 2020, the cost to care for livestock has increased 28%, and farmers are spending more on animal feed, marketing, storage and transportation to get eggs to stores.
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Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The restaurant received praise for dishes with ties to local farmers.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Tragically, two days later, a farmer found the girl’s nude body inside a plastic garbage bag in the town of Taycheedah, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
If decoupling legislation passes, the performance-horse world would survive but be wounded without as many Thoroughbred horses and farms to support the region’s veterinarians, tack shops, feed stores and farmers growing hay and producing grain and straw.
—Mark Casse, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
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Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The restaurant received praise for dishes with ties to local farmers.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
Tragically, two days later, a farmer found the girl’s nude body inside a plastic garbage bag in the town of Taycheedah, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
If decoupling legislation passes, the performance-horse world would survive but be wounded without as many Thoroughbred horses and farms to support the region’s veterinarians, tack shops, feed stores and farmers growing hay and producing grain and straw.
—Mark Casse, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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