gentleman farmer
noun
plural gentlemen farmers
: a man who farms mainly for pleasure rather than for profit
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Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions.
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Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Saint Isidore is depicted as a 19th-century hidalgo, or gentleman farmer, with a giant staff loosening a gush of water from the earth for the peasants at his feet.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
As the daughter of a gentleman farmer, Em grew up mucking stalls, chopping wood and cleaning the chicken coup.
—Alex Belth, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022
And Rutherford is a gentleman farmer of sorts.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2021
Peter seems the classic gentleman farmer.
—Allan Ripp, WSJ, 24 June 2021
Dior himself was a gentleman farmer, and his ornamental garden has been preserved.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Saint Isidore is depicted as a 19th-century hidalgo, or gentleman farmer, with a giant staff loosening a gush of water from the earth for the peasants at his feet.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
As the daughter of a gentleman farmer, Em grew up mucking stalls, chopping wood and cleaning the chicken coup.
—Alex Belth, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022
And Rutherford is a gentleman farmer of sorts.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2021
Peter seems the classic gentleman farmer.
—Allan Ripp, WSJ, 24 June 2021
Dior himself was a gentleman farmer, and his ornamental garden has been preserved.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Gentleman farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentleman%20farmer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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