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farmer
1[ fahr-mer ]
noun
- a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an unsophisticated or ignorant person, especially one from a rural area.
- Archaic. a person who undertakes some service, as the care of children or poor people, at a fixed price.
- Archaic. a person who undertakes the collection of taxes, duties, etc., paying a fixed sum for the privilege of retaining them.
- Cards.
- a variety of twenty-one played with a 45-card pack, the object being to obtain cards having a total worth of 16.
- the dealer in this game.
Farmer
2[ fahr-mer ]
noun
- Fannie (Mer·ritt) [mer, -it], 1857–1915, U.S. authority on cooking.
- James (Leonard), 1920–1999, U.S. civil rights leader; founder of CORE.
Farmer
1/ ˈfɑːmə /
noun
- FarmerJohn?15651605MEnglishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: organist John. ?1565–1605, English madrigal composer and organist
farmer
2/ ˈfɑːmə /
noun
- a person who operates or manages a farm
- a person who obtains the right to collect and retain a tax, rent, etc, or operate a franchise for a specified period on payment of a fee
- a person who looks after a child for a fixed sum
Sensitive Note
Other Words From
- farmer·like adjective
- pro·farmer adjective
- under·farmer noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Residue from fiber extraction is sent to farmers for mulching.
Such subseasonal forecasts can save farmers both time and money, since they don’t need to pay for irrigation when it’s not needed.
I felt even more ridiculous doing the farmer’s walk exercise, where you’re just walking around, a kettlebell in each hand.
You could make clothes from it without dye and suppliers were often small, organic farmers.
So, after the war, farmers were producing more food than was necessary.
“They are innocent of the charges leveled against them,” a statement issued by Farmer, who also represents the accused, said.
In Season 4, he abandons his “Ricktatorship,” assuming the role of farmer.
Humanitarian Paul Farmer and World Bank Leader Jim Yong Kim captured the problem in a Washington Post article last week.
Is playing ass-kicking Rick more fun than playing Farmer Rick?
One local farmer muttered to me it was like living next door to an airport—but one with a difference.
E was an Esquire, with pride on his brow; F was a Farmer, and followed the plough.
And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?
At that Farmer Green's cat began to run up and down between the rows of vegetables.
Farmer Green's cat had never liked Mr. Crow, for no particular reason.
The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."
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