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Agriculturist

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ag·ri·cul·ture  (gr-klchr)
n.
The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming.
[Middle English, from Latin agrcultra : agr, genitive of ager, field; see agro- in Indo-European roots + cultra, cultivation; see culture.]
agri·cultur·al adj.
agri·cultur·al·ly adv.
agri·cultur·ist, agri·cultur·al·ist n.
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Noun1.Agriculturistagriculturist - someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser
farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
fruit grower - someone who grows fruit commercially
viticulturist - a cultivator of grape vine


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