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agriculturalist

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher-ist]

ag·ri·cul·tur·ist

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher-ist]
noun
1.
a farmer.
2.
an expert in agriculture.
Also, ag·ri·cul·tur·al·ist [ag-ri-kuhl-cher-uh-list] .


Origin:
1750–60; agriculture + -ist
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Agriculturalist is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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agriculture (ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə)
 
n
the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandryRelated: geoponic
 
Related: geoponic
 
[C17: from Latin agricultūra, from ager field, land + cultūraculture]
 
agri'cultural
 
adj
 
agri'culturally
 
adv
 
agri'culturist
 
n
 
agri'culturalist
 
n

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