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farmer

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/
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/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ · /ˈfɑː.mə/

Definition of farmer

13 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (agent)Someone or something that farms, as:
    “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.”
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noun

  1. (agent)Someone or something that farms, as:
    “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.”
  2. (British, agent, especially)Someone or something that farms, as:
  3. (historical)One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.
    “a farmer of the revenues”
  4. (historical)The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
  5. (Singapore, slang)A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship.
  6. (dated)A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A 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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)the Soviet MiG 19 aircraft.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename in the United States:
  4. (countable, uncountable)A placename in the United States:
  5. (countable, uncountable)A placename in the United States:
  6. (countable, uncountable)A placename in the United States:
  7. (countable, uncountable)A placename in the United States:

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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.

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