French word

agriculteur

Pronunciation

IPA/agʁikyltœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfarmer

Example

L'agriculteur travaille dans la serre tous les matins.

The farmer works in the greenhouse every morning.

Illustration for agriculteur (farmer)

More examples

L'agriculteur vend ses légumes au marché le dimanche.

The farmer sells his vegetables at the market on Sunday.

Core concept

A person at the working center of a farm, caring for crops or animals and helping produce food and other farm goods.

Common phrases

  • un agriculteur

    a farmer

  • les agriculteurs

    the farmers

  • un agriculteur bio

    an organic farmer

Similar words

fermier: A farmer who works on a farm run by their own family.
paysan: A small-scale farmer practicing traditional agriculture in a local community.
producteur: A person or business producing farm goods or food for the market.
éleveur: A livestock farmer raising animals for meat, milk, or other products.

Definition in French

Personne employée ou exploitante qui travaille dans le secteur agricole, participant aux travaux des champs ou à l'élevage.

Word origin

Agriculteur developed from agriculture by adding the French agent suffix -teur, while agriculture derives from Latin agricultura, meaning cultivation of land.

Usage tips

  • Agriculteur is the standard professional term, whereas paysan can sound more rural or traditional and fermier can specifically mean a tenant farmer.

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