Word
granger
US/ˈɡɹeɪndʒɝ/
UK/ɡɹˈeɪndʒɐ/
Definition
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.
Examples
“The granger worked the fields from sunrise to sunset.”
“In the late 19th century, many a local granger joined the movement to protest against unfair railroad shipping rates.”
“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.”
Examples
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.”
Usage
Primarily historical or literary; rarely used in modern conversation except when referring to members of the Patrons of Husbandry.
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