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farmer definition

farmer (fär′mər)

noun

  1. a person who earns a living by farming; esp., one who manages or operates a farm
  2. a person who pays for a right, as, formerly, to collect and keep taxes
  3. a person who contracts to do something for a fixed price

Etymology: ME fermour, farmer, bailiff < Anglo-Fr fermer < OFr fermier < ferme: see farm

Farmer definition

Far·mer (fär′mər)

Farmer, Fannie (Merritt) 1857-1915; U.S. teacher & writer on cooking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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