farmer
/ˈfɑːmə(r)/noun
1
- a person who owns or manages a farm农场(或牧场、饲养场)主; 农民。
2
- with modifier historical a person to whom the collection of taxes was contracted for a fee〈史〉包税人。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French fermier, from medieval Latin firmarius, firmator, from firma (see FARM). Sense 1 originally denoted a bailiff or steward who farmed land on the owner's behalf, or a tenant farmer.