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Farmer : \Farm"er\, n. [Cf. F. fermier.]
One who farms; as:
(a) One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of
leased ground; a tenant. --Smart.
(b) One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who
cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman.
(c) 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.
(d) (Mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot
and cope of the crown.
Farmer-general [F. fermier-general], one to whom the right
of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was
farmed out, under the former French monarchy, for a given
sum paid down.
Farmers' satin, a light material of cotton and worsted,
used for coat linings. --McElrath.
The king's farmer (O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection
of a royal revenue was farmed out. --Burrill.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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FARMER. One who is lessee of a farm. it is said that every lessee for life
or years, although it be but of a small house and land, is called farmer.
This word implies no mystery except it be that of husbandman. Cunn. Dict.
h.t. In common parlance, aFarmer : is one who cultivates a farm, whether he be
the owner of it or not.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Farmer, NC
Zip code(s): 27203
Farmer, SD (town, FIPS 21060)
Location: 43.72477 N, 97.68815 W
Population (1990): 23 (12 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57311
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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