farmer
/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.15 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something that farms, as:
Example Sentences
- "A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
- "a farmer of the revenues"
- "It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck."
Etymology
From Middle English fermour (“a steward, bailliff, collector of taxes”), from Old French fermier (“a farmer, a lessee, husbandman, bailliff”), from Medieval Latin firmarius (“one to whom land is rented, a collector of taxes, deputy”), from firma; equivalent to farm + -er. Compare Old English feormere (“a purveyor of a guild, a supplier of food, a grocer, farmer”). More at farm.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fermour, fermier, firmarius, feormere
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/
- British English: /ˈfɑː.mə/
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Dated
- Countable
- Uncountable
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.