/ˈfɑː.mə/

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Meaning

A person whose job is to grow food and keep animals on a farm.

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Word origin

From the word farm plus -er meaning a person who does something, from Old French ferme.

Origin
Old French
Root
ferme

Grammar

Gender
Pluralfarmers

Examples

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"Farmer" is the person who works on the farm.

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"Farmers" is the plural, meaning more than one farmer.

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Here "farmer" tells us the job he did.

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This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 1: farmer, solid, pet and 7 more words.