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dirt farmer

dirt farm·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [durt fahr-mer]
    • /dɜrt ˈfɑr mər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [durt fahr-mer]
    • /dɜrt ˈfɑr mər/

Definitions of dirt farmer words

  • noun dirt farmer a farmer who works on the soil, distinguished from one who operates a farm with hired hands or tenants. 1
  • noun dirt farmer a poor farmer who works his own land usually without assistance 0
  • noun dirt farmer a farmer who works his own land 0
  • noun dirt farmer A subsistence farmer; a farmer with no hired hands. 0
  • noun dirt farmer A farmer who is too poor to use, or unable to use, irrigation. 0

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Origin of dirt farmer

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Dirt farmer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dirt farmer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dirt farmer usage trend in Literature

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