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agriculturist

American  
[ag-ri-kuhl-cher-ist] / ˌæg rɪˈkʌl tʃər ɪst /
Also agriculturalist

noun

  1. a farmer.

  2. an expert in agriculture.


Etymology

Origin of agriculturist

First recorded in 1750–60; agriculture + -ist

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The U.S. inspection service, known by its acronym APHIS, said “we mourn the loss of a bright agriculturist with a budding career.”

From Washington Times Oct. 9, 2020

I am wondering if the president is a "farmer" or an "agriculturist"?

From Time Magazine Archive

Hans Joachim Riecke, Nazi agriculturist, described the best methods of fighting weeds, and Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the rumor was promptly scotched by at least one knowing agriculturist.

From Time Magazine Archive

The business of the magistrate, of the military commander, of the navigator, of the physician, of the agriculturist, is merely to judge of evidence and to act accordingly....

From How We Think by Dewey, John

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