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

• agriculturist
• agriculturalist
• agronomist
• cultivator
• grower
• planter
• tiller

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

The two decided to open up shop here because Kelly's relatives are descendants of the Polish Catholic farmers from the Marche area. —Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024

The goal is to work with small-scale and underserved farmers on projects that help farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners address climate change. —Danny McArthur, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024

All Is Not Lost After the rice field was destroyed, the farmers who desperately want the crop didn’t give up. —Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

Regulators in Ghana and Ivory Coast are talking with cocoa farmers about raising what the countries pay farmers for their crops. —Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024

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

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