campesino

noun

Definition of campesinonext
as in farmer

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Recent Examples of campesino Junior vividly remembers his father struggling tirelessly to support the family as a campesino (agricultural worker), an electrician and more, while his mother, who had worked as a bank clerk in Mexico, cleaned hotel rooms despite her arthritis. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2026 On May 12, a group of rural campesinos staged a peaceful protest to draw attention to threats of land eviction. — Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025 The portraiture of a Black woman, along with the straw hat (an item synonymous with campesino iconography), brought together several concepts, and grew to become Catlett’s most renowned image in the eyes of many. — Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Mar. 2025 The consequences were devastating for Andean campesinos of Indigenous descent, who had been a strong base of support for the new president. — Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced. — Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campesino
  1. farmer
  2. agriculturist
  3. agronomist
  4. grower
  5. cultivator
  6. planter
Noun
  • Hemp farmers, manufacturers, and reform activists argue the ban is an overreach that will wipe out thousands of businesses and deny consumers legal access to hemp products in prohibition states.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are busy growing the crops the world depends on for food, fuel and fiber.
    — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of agriculturist
Noun
  • Her team includes artists, a part-time agronomist, and amateur gardeners.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
  • Heirloom carrots, artichokes, cauliflower, and other plants (many cultivated by an in-house agronomist) are transformed into gorgeous dishes designed to reveal the essence of each ingredient.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
Definition of agronomist
Noun
  • Legal cannabis growers, meanwhile, continue to struggle under the weight of low prices for their products and, according to industry advocates, crushingly high state taxes and compliance costs.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • For some growers, the recent heat also has shortened the harvest window for certain specialty crops.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of grower
Noun
  • The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 14 June 2026
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • Decorate plastic containers and use them as planters or mail drop zones.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, The Spruce, 10 July 2026
  • Surveillance footage shows the woman drive up to the front of the shop and pull all four coleus plants from their planters with her hands.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of planter

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