Farmer

/ˈfɑrmər/
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Other forms: Farmers

Definitions of Farmer
  1. noun
    an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)
    synonyms: Fannie Farmer, Fannie Merritt Farmer
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    example of:
    cook
    someone who cooks food
  2. noun
    United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
    synonyms: James Leonard Farmer
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    example of:
    civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
    a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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