farmer
noun
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
farmers
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pluralof farmer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thai farmers, fishermen and workers marched through Bangkok Friday as global finance and business leaders gathered for IMF and World Bank meetings, demanding a say in policies shaping their livelihoods.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
As in most Western tales, farmers are the most likely to be hurt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
There are shouts of panic from the Palestinian farmers, yelling for children to get out of the field.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Since farming created the conditions for swift demographic growth, farmers could usually overcome foragers by sheer weight of numbers.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
