dirt farmer

noun

A subsistence farmer; a farmer with no hired hands.

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Meanings

noundirt farmer (plural dirt farmers)

plural dirt farmers

  1. A subsistence farmer; a farmer with no hired hands.
  2. A farmer with little to no formal training, such that their poor harvests consist largely of empty dirt.
  3. A farmer who is too poor to use, or unable to use, irrigation.

Synonyms & antonyms

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honyock
Cite this entry
APA

dirt farmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirt%20farmer

MLA

“dirt farmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirt%20farmer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirt farmer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirt%20farmer.

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