farmer

farm·er
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US/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/UK/ˈfɑː.mə/

noun

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.

“a farmer of the revenues”

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husbandmanneifserfvilleingrangersodbuster
OriginMiddle English fermour ← Old French fermier ← Medieval Latin firmarius →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

farmer1

nounfarmer (plural farmers)

plural farmers

  1. Someone or something that farms, as:
    1. agentA person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.

      A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.

      2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist, volume 405, number 8813, page 3 (Technology Quarterly)
    2. UKagentespeciallystrictlyMore specifically, a farm owner, as distinguished from a farmworker or farmhand as a hired employee thereof.
  2. historicalOne who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.

    a farmer of the revenues

  3. historicalbusinessThe lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
  4. SingaporeslangA regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship.
  5. datedA baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).

Farmer2

proper nounFarmer (countable and uncountable, plural Farmers)

plural Farmers

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

    It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.

    2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2021
  2. countableuncountableNATO code namethe Soviet MiG 19 aircraft.
  3. A placename in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Rice County, Kansas.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina.
    4. countableuncountableA township and unincorporated community therein, in Defiance County, Ohio.
    5. countableuncountableA small town in Hanson County, South Dakota.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
husbandmanneifserfvillein
Broader
person
Narrower
croftermetayersharecropper

nouna person who operates a farm

Similar
grangersodbuster
Broader
creator
Also see
cultivatorfarm holdergrangersodbuster

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfeormere“a purveyor of a guild, a supplier of food, a grocer, farmer”
  2. Medieval Latinfirmarius“one to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes, deputy”
  3. Old Frenchfermier“a farmer, a lessee, husbandman, bailliff”
  4. Middle Englishfermour“a steward, bailliff, collector of taxes”
  5. Englishfarmer

From Middle English fermour (“a steward, bailliff, collector of taxes”), from Old French fermier (“a farmer, a lessee, husbandman, bailliff”), from Medieval Latin firmarius (“one to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes, deputy”), from firma; equivalent to farm + -er. Compare Old English feormere (“a purveyor of a guild, a supplier of food, a grocer, farmer”). More at farm.

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Translations

Afrikaans boer
  • boerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Ancient Greek γεωργός
  • γεωργός (geōrgós)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Arabic فَلَّاح, فَلَّاحَة
  • فَلَّاح (fallāḥ)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • فَلَّاحَة (fallāḥa)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • مُزَارِع (muzāriʕ)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • مُزَارِعَة (muzāriʕa)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • فلاح (fallāḥ)Equivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Basque nekazari, baserritar
  • nekazariperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • baserritarperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Bengali কৃষক
  • কৃষক (kriśok)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Bulgarian фе́рмер, фе́рмерка
  • фе́рмер (férmer)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • фе́рмерка (férmerka)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • земеде́лец (zemedélec)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • земеде́лка (zemedélka)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Catalan granger
  • grangerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Chinese Cantonese 農夫 /农夫, 農民 /农民
  • 農夫 /农夫 (nung⁴ fu¹)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • 農民 /农民 (nung⁴ man⁴)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • 農場主 /农场主 (nung⁴ coeng⁴ zyu²)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Chinese Mandarin 農夫 /农夫, 農民 /农民
  • 農夫 /农夫 (nóngfū)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • 農民 /农民 (nóngmín)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • 農場主 /农场主 (nóngchǎngzhǔ)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Czech rolník, rolnice
  • rolníkperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • rolniceperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • sedlákperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • selkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • sedlačkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • zemědělecperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • zemědělkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • zemědělkyněperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmářperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmářkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • SedlákEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Danish landmand, bonde
  • landmandperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • bondeperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • gårdmandperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Dutch boer, boerin
  • boerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • boerinperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • landbouwerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • veehouderperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • BoerEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Esperanto farmisto
  • farmistoperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Estonian talunik, farmer
  • talunikperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Finnish maanviljelijä, viljelijä
  • maanviljelijäperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • viljelijäperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • talonpoikaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmariperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • maajussiperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • jyväjemmariperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
French agriculteur, fermier
  • agriculteurperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • fermierperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • agricultriceperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • fermièreperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • cultivateurperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • cultivatriceperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
German Landwirt, Landwirtin
  • Landwirtperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Landwirtinperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Bauerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Bäuerinperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Farmerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Farmerinperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Züchterperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Züchterinperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Landmannperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Landfrauperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • BauerEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Greek αγρότης, γεωργός
  • αγρότης (agrótis)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • γεωργός (georgós)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • κτηνοτρόφος (ktinotrófos)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • γεωργοκτηνοτρόφος (georgoktinotrófos)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • αγρότισσα (agrótissa)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Hebrew אִכָּר, איכר
  • אִכָּרperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • איכר (ikár)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • אִכָּרָהperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • איכרה (ikará)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Hindi किसान
  • किसान (kisān)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Hungarian gazda, (agriculturalist) mezőgazdász
  • gazdaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • (agriculturalist) mezőgazdászperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • (smallholder) gazdálkodóperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • földművesperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • földművelőperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • termelőperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • parasztperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • állattenyésztőperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • növénytermesztőperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Icelandic bóndi
  • bóndiperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Indonesian petani, peternak
  • petaniperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • peternakperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Irish feirmeoir
  • feirmeoirperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Italian agricoltore, fattore
  • agricoltoreperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • fattoreperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • contadinoperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • contadinaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • agricoltriceperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • fattoressaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • CampagnaroEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Japanese 農夫, 農家
  • 農夫 (nōfu)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • 農家 (nōka)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Korean 농부, 농사꾼
  • 농부 (nongbu)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • 농사꾼 (nongsakkun)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Latin agricola
  • agricolaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Latvian saimnieks, saimniece
  • saimnieksperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • saimnieceperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • lauksaimnieksperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • lauksaimnieceperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ArājsEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Lithuanian ūkininkas, ūkininkė
  • ūkininkasperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ūkininkėperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • RolnikasEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Malay petani, pesawah
  • petaniperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • pesawahperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • pekebunperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • peladangperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • penternakperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ڤکبون (pekebun)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ڤلادڠ (peladang)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ڤنترنق (penternak)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Māori kaipāmu, kaimahi pāmu
  • kaipāmuperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • kaimahi pāmuperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Norwegian Bokmål bonde, gårdbruker
  • bondeperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • gårdbrukerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • gardbrukerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Polish rolnik, rolniczka
  • rolnikperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • rolniczkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmerperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmerkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • włościaninperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • włościankaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • RolnikEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Portuguese agricultor, fazendeiro
  • agricultorperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • fazendeiroperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmeiroperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Romanian fermier, fermieră
  • fermierperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • fermierăperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Russian крестья́нин, фе́рмер
  • крестья́нин (krestʹjánin)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • фе́рмер (férmer)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • земледе́лец (zemledélec)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • дехка́нин (dɛxkánin)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Плужников (Plužnikov)Equivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Scottish Gaelic tuathanach
  • tuathanachperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Slovak roľník, roľníčka
  • roľníkperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • roľníčkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • sedliakperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • sedliačkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • poľnohospodárperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • poľnohospodárkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmárperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • farmárkaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • KmeťEquivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Spanish granjero, granjera
  • granjeroperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • granjeraperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • chacareroperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Swahili mkulima
  • mkulimaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Swedish bonde
  • bondeperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Tagalog magsasaka
  • magsasakaperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Tamil விவசாயி, உழவன்
  • விவசாயி (vivacāyi)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • உழவன் (uḻavaṉ)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Thai กสิกร, เกษตรกร
  • กสิกร (gà-sì-gɔɔn)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • เกษตรกร (gà-sèet-dtrà-gɔɔn)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ชาวนา (chaao-naa)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ชาวไร่ (chaao-râi)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ชาวสวน (chaao-sǔuan)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Turkish ziraatçı, çiftçi
  • ziraatçıperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • çiftçiperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ekinciperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Ukrainian фе́рмер, фе́рмерка
  • фе́рмер (férmer)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • фе́рмерка (férmerka)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • селя́нин (seljányn)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • селя́нка (seljánka)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • селяни́ця (seljanýcja)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • землеро́б (zemlerób)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • землеро́бка (zemleróbka)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • Плужник (Plužnyk)Equivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages
Urdu کِسان, دِہْقان
  • کِسان (kisān)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • دِہْقان (dihqān)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • دَہْقان (dahqān)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Vietnamese nông dân
  • nông dânperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Welsh amaethwr, ffermwr
  • amaethwrperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ffermwrperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • hwsmonperson who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
Yiddish פֿאַרמער, פֿאַרמערין
  • פֿאַרמער (farmer)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • פֿאַרמערין (farmerin)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • ערדאַרבעטער (erdarbeter)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
  • פּויער (poyer)person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with farmer

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Anagrams

framer
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