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granger

n. countable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈɡɹeɪndʒɝ// UK //ɡɹˈeɪndʒɐ// granger Archaic

n. a person who works on or manages a farm. This word is quite old and you will mostly see it in history books or stories about the past.

n. a farmer or a person in charge of a farm or granary. Historically associated with the American agrarian movement known as the Grange.


SIMPLE

The granger worked the fields from sunrise to sunset.

CONTEXTUAL

In the late 19th century, many a local granger joined the movement to protest against unfair railroad shipping rates.

COMPLEX

The novel depicts the life of a solitary granger who, despite the encroaching industrialisation of the valley, remains committed to traditional methods of crop rotation and animal husbandry.

Synonyms
Usage

Primarily historical or literary; rarely used in modern conversation except when referring to members of the Patrons of Husbandry.

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