FARMERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

farmers

noun

plural of farmer

as in cultivators

a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations

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Recent Examples of farmers The result was 90% of farmers in the country living in poverty with virtually all of them drinking unclean water. — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Textile Exchange said the organization has helped about 8,000 cotton farmers adopt regenerative farming practices across 35,000 acres. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 In 2022, devastating floods left cotton farmers in Pakistan in an impossible position. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 The Republican congresswoman running against Turek, Ashley Hinson, recently gathered farmers, researchers and local officials to discuss Iowa’s water problems. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 India's sugar industry is vital for agriculture, industry, and rural livelihoods, supporting nearly 5 crore farmers and 5 lakh factory workers. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 What happens next could impact thousands of residents, farmers, commercial interests and property owners. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 While local farmers were known to operate their own small stills even through Prohibition, there wouldn’t be another large official brewery in Lake County until 1942, Dretske said, when the Zeman Brewing Company opened in Gilmer. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Data centers The final debate question focused on data centers and asked which side the candidates would take in a dispute between local communities and farmers concerned about the potential impact on agriculture. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers

Noun

Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivators

Noun

Reduced tillage or no-till was used by 91 percent of participating growers; 56 percent planted cover crops.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Orange County’s agricultural heritage such as small farms, nurseries, and family growers disappears as development accelerates.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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