F'ARMER, n. 1. In Great Britain, a tenant; a lessee; one who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground.2. One who takes taxes, customs, excise or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent; as a farmer of the revenues.3. One who cultivates a farm; a husbandman; whether a tenant or the proprietor.4. In mining, the lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the king.
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