farmer UK /ˈfɑː.mə/US /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ noun7 •a person who grows food or keeps animals on land, as a job or a business •A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. •More specifically, a farm owner, as distinguished from a farmworker or farmhand as a hired employee thereof. •(historical) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent. •(old-fashioned) A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage). •(historical) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown. •(Singapore, slang) A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship. formsFarmers · farmers