farmer
pronunciation
How to pronounce farmer in British English:
UK [ˈfɑːmə(r)]
How to pronounce farmer in American English:
US [ˈfɑːrmər]
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- Noun:
- a person who operates a farm
Word Origin
- farmer (n.)
- late 14c., "one who collects taxes, etc.," from Anglo-French fermer, Old French fermier "lease-holder," from Medieval Latin firmarius, from firma "fixed payment" (see farm (n.)). In the agricultural sense, 1590s, replacing native churl and husbandman.
Example
- 1. Eg. the farmer spent a day in the woods hewing timber .
- 2. There was a nebraska farmer who grew award-winning corn .
- 3. Graduates have opened courier businesses , cosmetology salons and craft stands at farmer 's markets .
- 4. The third night was spent in the belgian farmer 's garden .
- 5. There was a farmer in africa who was happy and content .