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farmer in Malay

petani

/ˈfɑː.mə//ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/

farmer in Malay: petani, pesawah, pekebun, peladang. In English, farmer means a person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.

Malay words for farmer

person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock
petani, pesawah, pekebun, peladang, penternak

English meaning of farmer

  1. noun A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
  2. noun More specifically, a farm owner, as distinguished from a farmworker or farmhand as a hired employee thereof.
  3. noun One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.
  4. noun The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.

Full definition of farmer

farmer in a sentence

  • a farmer of the revenues

Synonyms of farmer

farmer in other languages

Questions about farmer in Malay

What is the meaning of farmer in Malay?
Farmer in Malay is petani, pesawah, pekebun, peladang.
Apakah maksud farmer dalam bahasa Melayu?
Farmer: petani, pesawah, pekebun, peladang.
What does farmer mean in English?
Farmer means a person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: farmer (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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