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farmer

/ˈfɑːmə/FAHR-mur
/ˈfɑɹmɚ/FAHR-mur

Meaningone who farms

Common meaning: a person who runs a farm

Journey through time

  1. Latinfirmus‘firm, durable’source
  2. Old Frenchferme‘lease or farm’source
  3. Englishfarm‘land used for growing crops or raising animals’
  4. Englishformed in English from farmfarmer‘a person who runs a farm’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from farm + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FARM, p.204 · scan

Roots

  • firmus Latin “firm, steady”

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