farmer
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Synonyms & Antonyms for farmer
Synonyms: Noun
agriculturist (or agriculturalist), agronomist, cultivator, grower, planter, tiller
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of farmer in a Sentence
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My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years. a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generationsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Resistance to limits on deforestation are even greater than that of Minnesota’s farmers to a very mild rule on nitrates in groundwater. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Global economics play out in Brazil," 1 Sep. 2019 The bigger worry for Trump is that his tariffs risk losing the support of farmers as well as business leaders. — Fortune, "Trump’s Trade War with China is about to Hit Home," 31 Aug. 2019 The rains were inundating the fields of the farmers who have to feed a billion mouths. — New York Times, "Waiting for the Monsoon, Discovering a Brain Tumor Instead," 31 Aug. 2019 There will be a variety of area farmers and makers selling locally grown produce and handmade goods. — courant.com, "Community News For The Stafford Edition," 30 Aug. 2019 Let the season commence! San Diego County’s small community of hop farmers have almost completed the 2019 harvest, thousands of pounds of leafy little green cones full of aromatic and flavorful oils. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, "It’s wet hop beer season. Here’s where to find these annual gems," 29 Aug. 2019 The situation for recyclers is similar to that of U.S. farmers — facing with depressed commodity prices and a glutted market. — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, "Colorado recyclers caught in chokehold of rising costs and falling commodity prices," 25 Aug. 2019 Included in the most recent Findex, covering 2017, was a survey of farmers across a range of poorer countries. — The Economist, "The poor, who most need insurance, are least likely to have it," 22 Aug. 2019 Tens of thousands of farmers were, and still are, dying of pesticide poisoning in cotton agriculture. — Vogue, "The Women Designers Who Changed The Way We Dress," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farmer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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