as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
in his paintings farmers are invariably depicted as brawny yet noble tillers of the land
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Jo Hale/Getty Image What To Know Born during the Great Depression to cotton farmers in Texas, Curtis was a childhood friend of Buddy Holly and played a crucial role in rock music's early development.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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His parents, Arthur and Violet, were cotton farmers.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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Small cultivators and opportunistic entrepreneurs couldn’t keep up, and the supply chain consolidated around a fewer larger, compliant operators.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tillers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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