GENTLEMAN-FARMER


Meaning of GENTLEMAN-FARMER in English

/jen"tl meuhn fahr"meuhr/ , n. , pl. gentlemen-farmers .

1. a man whose wealth or income from other sources permits him to farm for pleasure rather than for basic income.

2. a man whose income from his farm has freed him from the necessity of physical labor.

[ 1740-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .