farmer

noun

farm·​er ˈfär-mər 

1

: a person who pays a fixed sum for some privilege or source of income

2

: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals (such as livestock or fish)

3

: yokel, bumpkin

Synonyms

• cultivator
• agriculturalist
• harvester

Examples of farmer in a Sentence

My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years.

a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations

Recent Examples on the Web

In some regards, the deal Mendoza had struck with a blueberry farmer named Charles King was typical. —ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025

Food companies are learning to build flexibility into their operations, farmers are diversifying their markets and input sources, and restaurants are redesigning menus around supply chain reliability rather than just cost and taste. —Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

A couple-hundred miles east and 180 years earlier, in 1795, an Ontario farmer named John McIntosh came upon a couple dozen apple trees while clearing brush on his property. —Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025

This spring, a second-generation strawberry farmer in California stood in his fields with two generations of farmers by his side. —Ivanka Trump, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing farmer

• dirt farmer
• farmer cheese
• farmer's lung
• farmer's market
• gentleman farmer
• non-farmer
• tenant farmer

Rhymes for farmer

• armor
• charmer
• harmer

Kids Definition

farmer

noun

farm·​er ˈfär-mər 

: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals

Biographical Definition

Farmer 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Far·​mer ˈfär-mər 

Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert

Farmer

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader