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agriculteur

farmer, agriculturalist

noun a-gree-kewl-TUR Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: from Latin agricultor, one who tills the land

Usage Note

Agriculteur is the standard formal term for a farmer or agricultural producer; the informal equivalent is paysan (though paysan can carry a rural or pejorative nuance). The feminine form is agricultrice. France's farming community is politically influential, and les agriculteurs frequently appears in news coverage of rural protests.

Examples

"L'agriculteur travaille ses champs tôt."

Natural Translation

The farmer works his fields early.

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