agriculturist

[ ag-ri-kuhl-cher-ist ]

noun

1. a farmer.
2. an expert in agriculture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of agriculturist¹

First recorded in 1750–60; agriculture + -ist

Example Sentences

The U.S. inspection service, known by its acronym APHIS, said “we mourn the loss of a bright agriculturist with a budding career.”

From Seattle Times

The U.S. inspection service, known by its acronym APHIS, said “we mourn the loss of a bright agriculturist with a budding career.”

From Washington Times

When the American Agriculturist writer visited there, Ogallala was a tiny town that swelled with hundreds of cowboys and thousands of cattle every spring.

From Washington Times

Sent by a North Carolina woman, the package included two copies of the December 1878 issue of American Agriculturist, a New York-based monthly magazine launched in 1842 “for the farm, garden & household.”

From Washington Times

The American Agriculturist article, which carries no byline, generally tracks with what local, Nebraska and Old West historians have written about the Texas Trail and Ogallala.

From Washington Times