farmer

name

1. A surname.

   “It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.”

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noun

Etymology: 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.

1. Someone or something that farms, as:

   “A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.”

2. Someone or something that farms, as:
3. One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.

   “a farmer of the revenues”

4. The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
5. A regular person; someone who did not receive a prestigious scholarship.
6. A baby farmer (operator of a rural orphanage).