- dirt farmer
- 'dirt .farmern AmEa poor farmer who works to feed himself and his family, without paying anyone else to help
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dirt farmer — dirt ,farmer noun count AMERICAN a very poor farmer who works alone because he does not have enough money to hire people to help him … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dirt farmer — ☆ dirt farmer n. Informal a farmer who works his own land … English World dictionary
dirt farmer — noun : a farmer who works on the soil * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] US informal : a poor farmer who lives by farming the land usually without the help of paid workers * * * ˈdirt farmer [dirt farmer] noun (NAmE) … Useful english dictionary
dirt farmer — dirt′ farm er n. agr. a farmer who operates a farm without hired hands or tenants • Etymology: 1920–25, amer. dirt′ farm ing, n … From formal English to slang
dirt farmer — dirt farming. a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants. [1920 25, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
dirt farmer — noun a) A subsistence farmer; a farmer with no hired hands. b) A farmer who is too poor to use, or unable to use, irrigation. See Also: dirt farming … Wiktionary
dirt farmer — noun N. Amer. a farmer who ekes out a living from poor land. Derivatives dirt farm noun … English new terms dictionary
dirt farmer — noun Date: 1920 a farmer who earns a living by farming the land especially without the help of hired hands or tenants … New Collegiate Dictionary
dirt farmer — n. farmer who earns his living farming his own little farm alone or with the help of family … English contemporary dictionary
