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gentleman farmer noun[ C ] old-fashioned(alsogentleman-farmer)uk /ˌdʒen.təl.mən ˈfɑː.mər/ us /ˌdʒen.t̬əl.mən ˈfɑːr.mɚ/ a rich man who owns a farm: He is a millionaire gentleman farmer who lives in a lavish home. The house was built in the eighteenth century to be the residence of a gentleman-farmer. When he came into money, he bought some land and cultivated the image of a gentleman farmer. Dobbs was an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent much of his time hunting and fishing. Some people said he was just a gentleman farmer who liked to play with tractors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Farmers & farm workers crofter dairymaid farmer farmhand homesteader landholder market gardener milkmaid orchardist pastoralist peasant peon picker ploughman poulterer rancher sharecropper smallholder truck farmer yeoman |