granger

noun

Definition of grangernext
as in farmer

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  1. farmer
  2. planter
  3. cultivator
  4. farmhand
  5. plowman
Noun
  • While noting that many Arizona cities have drastically reduced their per capita water demand, Goddard argued that cities will eventually need to find water-sharing arrangements with farms so that cities can pay farmers to use their water in dry times.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Backing British: Investing in Local Producers A cornerstone of Lidl’s UK success has been its commitment to supporting British farmers and producers.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • Fisher’s stone pieces are installed throughout the rooms and the courtyard, showing the medium’s possibilities at every scale, from a 600-pound stone planter that looks like a chalice to a light of silver links that dangles to the floor like a bracelet.
    Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Hodges also recommends staying away from fake plants on doors and in hanging planters and window boxes when possible.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of planter
Noun
  • Product displays by cultivator or processor (empty packaging/no cannabis) inside the dispensary, not visible from the exterior of the building.
    Dispatch staff, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
  • Smaller cannabis cultivators, rather than chains, may be the best place to start.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of cultivator
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  • Laoghaire’s farmhand notices what’s happening and rushes to her aid.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Open Range is an oddly gentle Western about a cowboy named Boss (a fantastic Robert Duvall; this might be his last great performance) and his farmhand (Costner), a former soldier who is trying to turn away from his old violence but must team with Boss to take down an evil rancher (Michael Gambon).
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
Definition of farmhand
Noun
  • The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
Definition of plowman
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