farmer
/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/
noun
Someone or something that farms, as:
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Noun 2 meanings
Someone or something that farms, as:
A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).
Where it comes from
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.
Similar and opposite words
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husbandmanneifserfvillein
FARMER at a glance
FARMER has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + R 1 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,500 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with farmer
All rhymes- FORMER11
- SUMMER10
- CUSTOMER12
- CONSUMER12
- HAMMER13
- PALMER10
- HOMER10
- PERFORMER16
- WARMER11
- DRUMMER12
- TIMER7
- POLYMER14
One letter away
- FORMER11
- WARMER11
- FARMED12
- FIRMER11
- HARMER11
- FARCER11
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