noun one who farms.
2. farmer ·noun the lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
3. farmer ·noun one who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant.
4. farmer ·noun one who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman.
5. farmer ·noun 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.