farmerette

[ fahr-muh-ret ]

nounOlder Use.
  1. a girl or woman working on a farm.

Origin of farmerette

1
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; farmer + -ette

usage note For farmerette

See -ette.

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How to use farmerette in a sentence

  • The farmerettes were ready for him, when he finally drove in at the side gate.

    Natalie: A Garden Scout | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • Priscilla and Amy had brought along the outfits they had worn as farmerettes, while Ruth donned a worn-out bathing suit.

    Peggy Raymond's Way | Harriet Lummis Smith
  • They wrote to the girls they had come to know in their work as farmerettes.

    Peggy Raymond's Way | Harriet Lummis Smith
  • Many farmers and farmerettes are canning meats of all kinds all over the country and there is never a can lost.

    Every Step in Canning | Grace Viall Gray