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farmer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ (General-American)
/ˈfɑː.mə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

(agent) Someone or something that farms, as: ▸ A 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):
(UK, agent, especially, qualifier:strictly) Someone or something that farms, as: ▸ More specifically, a farm owner, as distinguished from a farmworker or farmhand as a hired employee thereof.
(historical) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.
- a farmer of the revenues
(historical) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
(Singapore, slang) A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship.
(dated) A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).

Forms

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Translations (338)

cmn 農場主 /农场主 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · he איכר (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · wa cinsî (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uz dehqon (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · he אִכָּר (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · id peternak (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ary فلاح (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · et talunik (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · oc bordièr (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ja 農家 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kw tyak (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nl landbouwer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Farmerin (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Bauer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · it contadina (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ru земледе́лец (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ko 농부 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pl farmer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ta உழவன் (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ang eorþling (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · oj gitigewikwe (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fo bóndi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ko 농사꾼 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · chy énano'éve'ho'e (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · aii ܐܲܟܵܪܹ̈ܐ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sah фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms penternak (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hi किसान (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tr çiftçi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ky дыйкан (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tyv тараачын (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · wuu 農民 /农民 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · km អ្នកស្រែ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · es granjero (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · arz فلاحة (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs zemědělka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pt farmeiro (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · az kəndli (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sv bonde (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · si ගමරාළ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk farmár (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · frr böre (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · el αγρότης (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · el γεωργός (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ca granger (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu gazda (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mi kaimahi pāmu (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · it fattore (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · zdj mlimadji (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ru крестья́нин (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ja 農夫 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk полјо́делец (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tl magsasaka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cy hwsmon (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ga feirmeoir (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mhn pauer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cdo 農民 /农民 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nb gardbruker (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kmr cotyar (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sq bujk (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sw mkulima (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sah сир оҥорооччу (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · zza resber (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bn কৃষক (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · la agricola (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ang æcerċeorl (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tt фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ar مُزَارِع (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ang ġebūr (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu növénytermesztő (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bg земеде́лец (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sah бааһынай (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lv lauksaimniece (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mn ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠴᠢᠨ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · vo farman (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ta விவசாயி (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bo ཞིང་པ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mr शेतकरी (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ce ахархо (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk sedliak (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · aii ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · el αγρότισσα (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk полјоделка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu termelő (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · gl granxeiro (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs zemědělkyně (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · km កសិករ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · rsk фармер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs farmářka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · wuu 農夫 /农夫 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bcl parauma (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tr ekinci (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ug دېھقان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · my လယ်သမား (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ka მიწათმოქმედი (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ml കർഷകന് (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Züchter (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · vo hifarman (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu (agriculturalist) mezőgazdász (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lo ຊາວນາ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fa-ira کِشاوَرْز (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs sedlák (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · da bonde (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · es chacarero (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ast granxera (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu földművelő (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · vi nông dân (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · grc γεωργός (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · th ชาวสวน (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · izh talonpoika (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk землеро́б (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms ڤلادڠ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk фармерка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mi kaipāmu (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk sedliačka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk roľníčka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · th ชาวไร่ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tr ziraatçı (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lv lauksaimnieks (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nan-hbl 農夫 /农夫 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · egy sxt-t:y-A1 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs farmář (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · br merour (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs zemědělec (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · xal крестьянин (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk фе́рмерка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · it agricoltrice (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · rgn cuntadéna (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · chr ᏗᎦᎶᎩᏍᎩ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sq arar (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nv kʼééʼdidléhé (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu paraszt (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fi maanviljelijä (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ota چفتجی (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kk диқан (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms pekebun (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms peladang (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · af boer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pl włościanin (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tg деҳқон (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ee agbledela (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · he אִכָּרָה (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mt bidwija (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · it contadino (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tg кишоварз (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tyv чер ажылдыг кижи (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sh пољопрѝвреднӣк (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · be фе́рмер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mn ᠹᠧᠷᠮᠧᠷ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pl rolniczka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · eu baserritar (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nb bonde (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ka მხვნელ-მთესველი (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs selka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nan-hbl 作穡人 /作穑人 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ny mlimi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · alt фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nn bonde (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · oj gitigewinini (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yue 農夫 /农夫 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nn gardbrukar (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk земјо́делец (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk чифлигарка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · za nungzminz (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ast xardu (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · es granjera (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu földműves (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pt agricultor (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kjh кресен (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu állattenyésztő (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nrf fèrmyi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fi farmari (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ast xarda (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nl boer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tg барзгар (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pdt Bua (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs sedlačka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ur دَہْقان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ml കൃഷിക്കാരന് (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ur کِسان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yi פֿאַרמער (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fa-ira دِهْقان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nan-hbl 作田人 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · as খেতিয়ক (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Landwirtin (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nan-hbl 農民 /农民 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nl boerin (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mt bidwi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sq dardhan (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mnc ᡠᠰᡳᠨ ᡳ ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · az fermer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · rgn cuntadén (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lv saimniece (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kmr cotkar (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Landfrau (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ka მესაქონლე (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sl kmetica (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fr agricultrice (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ro fermieră (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fa-ira بَرْزْگَر (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms ڤنترنق (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ro fermier (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kk шаруа (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Landmann (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · rsk параст (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · aii ܐܲܟܵܪܬܵܐ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yue 農場主 /农场主 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · izh maamees (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · km អ្នកចំការ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · da gårdmand (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk чи́флигар (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk селяни́ця (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · arz فلاح (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ar مُزَارِعَة (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · eo farmisto (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms pesawah (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bua таряашан (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · eu nekazari (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk poľnohospodárka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · st molemi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pl farmerka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tk daýhan (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mn тариачин (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ota دهقان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · th เกษตรกร (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · te రైతు (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ru фе́рмер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ary فلاحة (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yi פֿאַרמערין (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yi ערדאַרבעטער (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Landwirt (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yi פּויער (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · xal тәрә тәрәч (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Farmer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ang æcermann (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lt ūkininkė (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Züchterin (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ki mũrĩmi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pl włościanka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nl veehouder (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk селя́нка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ia fermero (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mnc ᡠᠰᡳᠰᡳ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fi viljelijä (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sh земљоделац (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · gd tuathanach (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk земјоделка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ka ფერმერი (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sh zemljòrādnīk (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sh zemljodelac (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ps دهقان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bg фе́рмерка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fr agriculteur (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · th กสิกร (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · he איכרה (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bem umulimi class 1 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pdt Akamaun (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk селя́нин (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bg фе́рмер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · za bouxguhnaz (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fi maajussi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ch lancheru (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · my တောင်သူ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sh poljoprìvrednīk (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk фе́рмер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ckb جوتیار (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · br labourer-douar (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cmn 農夫 /农夫 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ar فَلَّاحَة (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ky фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ceb mag-uuma (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · be селя́нін (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uz fermer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · et farmer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ru дехка́нин (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · is bóndi (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lv saimnieks (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cjy 農民 /农民 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · gsw Puur (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · lt ūkininkas (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fr fermier (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · kk фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · th ชาวนา (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · vo jifarman (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · te కర్షకుడు (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cmn 農民 /农民 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hy ֆերմեր (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ast granxeru (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mk фа́рмер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk poľnohospodár (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yua kolnáal (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs rolník (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fa-ira بَرْزِگَر (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · de Bäuerin (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pt fazendeiro (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · da landmand (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk roľník (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · uk землеро́бка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · bg земеде́лка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · nb gårdbruker (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ps بزګر (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · be селя́нка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sco fermer (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ar فَلَّاح (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sh земљо̀ра̄днӣк (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · el κτηνοτρόφος (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sl kmet (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · sk farmárka (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · be фе́рмерка (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cy amaethwr (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · rsk землєдїлец (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ee lãnyila (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fi talonpoika (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ba фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · oc borièr (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cmg ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ur دِہْقان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · yue 農民 /农民 (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fi jyväjemmari (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · it fattoressa (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · el γεωργοκτηνοτρόφος (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fr fermière (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ps کسان (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · hu (smallholder) gazdálkodó (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cy ffermwr (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · mn фермер (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · it agricoltore (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms petani (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · wa cinsresse (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ang landbūend (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fr cultivatrice (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · pl rolnik (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · za vunzguhnaz (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · tt игенче (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · id petani (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · ms ڤکبون (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · cs rolnice (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) · fr cultivateur (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock)

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