A person who cultivates
land, usually for growing
crops. I know you're probably thinking, "Oh, we don't need these people. They don't produce
computers or
software. They live in
small towns without access to
DSL or
high culture. They drive big slow
tractors on the
highway and slow me down when I'm driving in the
country." Guess what?
You need them. They produce
wheat for your
pizza crust and
tomatoes for your pizza sauce. They grow
cotton for that
holey underwear you're wearing. They grow
sorghum, which is fed to the
cattle that will eventually become your
cheeseburger. You need them pretty damn
desperately, so please refrain from leaning on your horn when you blast past their tractors on the highway.
Technically, a farmer can also raise
livestock, but if you call a man who raises a herd of cattle a farmer... well, both the
rancher and the farmer will get
insulted. You shouldn't insult folks who work in
agriculture. The ranchers have
cows they can
stampede, and the farmers have
pitchforks. Both often own
shotguns.