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Examples of farmer in a Sentence
My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years.
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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This can be an issue for pet owners and farmers, since coyotes are known to go after pets and livestock including dogs, cats, chickens, goats, and sheep.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, however, there’s a running battle between water officials and farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and along the river in California over diversions for irrigation that remains unresolved.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
The state seal has a farmer and a sailor on it, and many Maine conservatives feel that removing it would add insult to injury for the state's beleaguered agricultural and fishing industries.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The first attack was in Metula – a town located along the Israel-Lebanon border – that left an Israeli farmer and four foreign agricultural workers dead.
—Scott McDonald, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of farmer was
in the 14th century
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
farmer
noun
farm·er
ˈfär-mər
: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals
Biographical Definition
Farmer 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Far·mer
ˈfär-mər
Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert
Farmer
2 of 2biographical name (2)
James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader
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