farmer
noun
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
farmers
-
pluralof farmer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He said 1,600 grievances logged, mainly from farmers requesting compensation for construction impacts on their crops, were resolved.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Cleveland’s repeal of the 1890 Sherman Silver Purchase Act curtailed the monetary expansion that struggling farmers hoped would ease their debts, fracturing congressional Democrats and forcing the president to rely on conservative Republicans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He added there was no change on inheritance tax for farmers.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Chef Matt Adams and his wife Becca work with a network of farmers they’ve developed over their 12 years in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A hundred thousand people lived in the dam catchment area, but up to a million peasant farmers, coming from far away, relied on the clinic.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
