as in cultivator
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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Recent Examples of farmer
After selling tea at local farmer's markets and pop-ups, Tootsie’s Tea is getting a storefront on the city's near west side.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
There’s a reason tomatoes are synonymous with summer, staple of home gardens and farmers’ markets alike.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
Local farmers used their tractors and trailers to haul the 12 tons of oak timbers off the beach, before local researchers set to work trying to identify it.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Both before and after the Civil War, farmers had resisted high tariffs.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
There’s a reason tomatoes are synonymous with summer, staple of home gardens and farmers’ markets alike.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
Local farmers used their tractors and trailers to haul the 12 tons of oak timbers off the beach, before local researchers set to work trying to identify it.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Both before and after the Civil War, farmers had resisted high tariffs.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmer
cultivator
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Matías Litvak – An Argentine cultivator and activist based in Israel, Litvak oversaw cannabis R&D at Bar-Ilan University’s grow facilities.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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To make their product, the food company’s scientists collect living cells from Pacific salmon and grow them in cell cultivators that mimic the inside of a wild fish—controlling factors like temperature, pH and nutrients, per their website.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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