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ROBINDESBOIS
November 26, 2009, 02:42 PM
what is the best word for agricultor :
Agricultor is the person that cultivates the land.
Ploghman ?
Farmner ?

EmpanadaRica
November 26, 2009, 03:33 PM
what is the best word for agricultor :
Agricultor is the person that cultivates the land.
Ploughman ?
Farmner Farmer?

I would say of these two definitely 'farmer'.
Personally I don't think I have ever heard 'ploughman' . :rolleyes: :D
But I will leave that for the natives to elaborate on if necessary. :D

pjt33
November 26, 2009, 04:27 PM
Farmer.

Ploughman es alguien que ara.

hermit
November 26, 2009, 05:20 PM
alguien que ara, claro; también lleva cierto aspecto poético, ¿no?

hermit

ROBINDESBOIS
November 26, 2009, 06:41 PM
So the person who plows, seeds and do the harvest is the farmer? or the ploghman?
Agricultor in Spain is the person who grows vegetebles, cereals, fruit etc... and they live off it.

Rusty
November 26, 2009, 11:06 PM
Any person growing a crop of any sort (veggies, grain, fruit, etc.) is called a farmer. The farmer usually plows the land, sows it, takes care of the crop while it is growing, and harvests it.
A plowman (BrE: ploughman) would be a person who plows land for others (to make his living).

Agriculture is the business of cultivating soil/land, the growing of crops, and the raising of livestock or poultry. The person who does these things can be called an agriculturalist, but that word isn't commonly used.
We tend to use simpler words:

farmer
crop farmer
cattle farmer
chicken/turkey farmer (poultry farmer)

cowboy
cattle rancher
livestock rancher
livestock handler

ROBINDESBOIS
November 27, 2009, 05:39 AM
Thanks rusty