fermier

/fɛʁ.mje/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les fermiers

Meaning

  1. farmer

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

agricultrice

agricultrice is a farmer specifically working in agriculture; fermier is a farmer who works or leases a farm — a subtle distinction.

agriculteur

fermier is a farmer who works or leases a farm; agriculteur is the more official or general term for "farmer."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

agricultor

agricultor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "farmer."

Practice

1 What does fermier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ récolte le blé en été.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fermier?

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