Synonyms for
Farmers
Definition
Farmers are people who own or work on a farm.
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Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- family farmers
- small farmers
- organic farmers
- dairy farmers
- fruit farmers
- local farmers
- aspiring farmers
- tenant farmers
Word family
Usage note
The term 'farmer' generally refers to someone who cultivates land or raises livestock. While 'agriculturist' is a more formal synonym, 'farmer' is widely understood and used in most contexts.
Example sentences
- The farmers woke up early every morning to tend to their crops.
- The farmers harvested their corn in the fall.
- The farmers took care of their cows and chickens on the farm.
- The farmers sold their vegetables at the local farmers' market.
- The farmers used tractors to plow their fields.
Quotes
The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways. - John F. Kennedy
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness. - Thomas Jefferson
Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man. - George Washington