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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Local farmers have also poured in to help battle the blaze, with a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water drawn from a nearby lake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
I like this recipe in particular because if the farmers market has otherwise failed you, there is a decent chance the pickle table has not.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His grandparents were farmers but his father finished school and became a police officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Don’t you ever worry that kids might not grow up to be farmers anymore, or that even if they do, they won’t buy your special chickens because you won’t even write back?
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
