non-farmer

noun

non-farm·​er ˌnän-ˈfär-mər 

variants or nonfarmer

: a person who is not a farmer

Large farming became known as agribusiness, the business end often operated by executive non-farmers in distant cities.

—Ralph Beer

… tensions and conflicts between farmers and nonfarmers are perceived to have increased …

—Michael Woods

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above