Definition of farmer

• n. - One who farms
• n. - One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant.
• n. - One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman.
• n. - One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the privilege; as, a farmer of the revenues.
• n. - The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.