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   Farm·er

   /ˈfärmər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who owns or manages a farm.
   • 2. a person to whom the collection of taxes was contracted for a fee. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French fermier, from medieval Latin firmarius, firmator, from firma (see farm). farmer (sense 1) originally denoted a bailiff or steward who farmed land on the owner's behalf, or a tenant farmer.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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