as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
orange growers in Florida were hard hit by the hurricane
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Recent Examples of grower
Farm to table refers to food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and the people eating the food.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
What farm to table actually means At its core, farm to table describes food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and consumers.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Member of the prestigious growers' association Le Club Trésors de Champagne.
—Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Liquefied natural gas play Cheniere Energy also turned up on the list of consistent dividend growers.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 May 2026
There’s also a collection of cocktail mixes like Old Fashioned or Manhattan; and maple syrup, from a grower in Vermont, is dark, rich and flavored by bourbon-scented casks.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Passionflower is a vigorous grower that won't damage your house like many vines.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Home growers often overlook this critical step.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Tomato plants are vigorous growers, and giving them sufficient space is not only key to preventing diseases but also makes harvesting much easier.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
What farm to table actually means At its core, farm to table describes food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and consumers.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Member of the prestigious growers' association Le Club Trésors de Champagne.
—Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Liquefied natural gas play Cheniere Energy also turned up on the list of consistent dividend growers.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 May 2026
There’s also a collection of cocktail mixes like Old Fashioned or Manhattan; and maple syrup, from a grower in Vermont, is dark, rich and flavored by bourbon-scented casks.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Passionflower is a vigorous grower that won't damage your house like many vines.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Home growers often overlook this critical step.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Tomato plants are vigorous growers, and giving them sufficient space is not only key to preventing diseases but also makes harvesting much easier.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grower
farmer
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Some white farmers have indeed been killed, often during brutal armed robberies, but those cases account for less than one per cent of the country’s annual murder rate.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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“Grower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grower. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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