Synonyms of farmer

farmer

noun

ˈfär-mər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivator
• agriculturalist
• harvester
• grower
• agriculturist
• planter
• agronomist
• tiller
• rancher
• reaper
• farmhand
• plowman
• homesteader
• sharecropper
• gleaner
• yeoman
• tenant farmer
• gentleman farmer
• cropper
• crofter
• field hand
• subsistence farmer
• ranchman
• campesino
• nester
• granger
• workfolk
• workfolks
• ranchero

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfarmer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farmer

So, our objective should be to help farmers open up doors to these overseas markets. —CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025

Haas customized a tour for this group, combining opportunities to meet with Afro-Costa Ricans featured in the series, including writer Quince Duncan and cacao farmer Daniel South, and to participate in activities like cooking classes, ziplining, and white water rafting. —Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025

Coral, who lives in Turkey, took several dozen shots of the farmers, experimenting with his drone and camera from different angles. —Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025

The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025