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non-farmer
noun[ C ]
(alsononfarmer)uk /ˌnɒnˈfɑː.mər/ us /ˌnɑːnˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who does not own or take care of a farm:
Both farmers and non-farmers have been buying land in the region.
The seed company also sells its products to non-farmers, although at a higher price.
The appointment of a non-farmer to head the advisory board was controversial.
The percentage of families owning freezers, automatic washing machines, and cars was higher among farmers than non-farmers.
Non-farmer members of the town council outnumbered farmers by three to one.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Farmers & farm workers
crofter
dairymaid
farmer
farmhand
gentleman farmer
homesteader
landholder
market gardener
orchardist
pastoralist
peasant
peon
picker
ploughman
poulterer
rancher
sharecropper
smallholder
truck farmer
yeoman
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