farmer

nouncountableB1UK /ˈfɑː.mə/ US /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/

Someone or something that farms, as:

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.agent
More specifically, a farm owner, as distinguished from a farmworker or farmhand as a hired employee thereof.UK, agent, especially

One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.historical
The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.historical
A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship.Singapore, slang
A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).dated

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The farmer that lived nearby came to investigate.

Farmers suffered crop losses from poor weather.