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farmer

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  1. (agent) Someone or something that farms, as:
  2. (British, agent, especially) Someone or something that farms, as:
  3. (historical) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.
  4. (historical) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
  5. (Singapore, slang) A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship.
  6. (dated) A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).

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B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
fermour
Inherited from Old English
feormere
In summary

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. Compare Old English feormere (“a purveyor of a guild, a supplier of food, a grocer, farmer”). More at farm.

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