Results for farmer

Definitions of farmer:

part of speech: noun

One who farms; as, one who cultivates a farm; a cultivator of the fields; an agriculturist; a husbandman; one who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate percent.; as, a farmer of the revenues; in mining, the lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown, in monarchical countries.

part of speech: noun

One who cultivates land; one who leases taxes at a fixed rent.

part of speech: noun

One who cultivates a portion of land; an agriculturist; one who collects revenues, taxes, etc., for a certain commission or rate.

Usage examples for farmer:

• The farmer and a group of his men were already hurrying towards them. "A Hero of Liége", Herbert Strang

• Yes, Sir, Unc' Billy knew just what Farmer Brown's boy was doing. "The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum", Thornton W. Burgess

• The farmer fetched a deep breath. "Odd", Amy Le Feuvre

• His coming was for Allister's sake, his sister used to think; and, indeed, the old man seemed to see no fault in the young farmer "Shenac's Work at Home", Margaret Murray Robertson