farmer
farmer definition
farmer (fär′mər)
noun
- a person who earns a living by farming; esp., one who manages or operates a farm
- a person who pays for a right, as, formerly, to collect and keep taxes
- 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.
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