Farmer

Farmer
 

I have a parallel text book with various stories in it and one of the stories used the word "labrador" and translated it as "farmer."

However, when I looked up the word farmer in another source the word "labrador" was nowhere to be found. Instead, it gave me "agricultor" and "granjero."

So does labrador mean farmer? The book I'm using was published in the 60s so I'm wondering if maybe the term is an older one.

"Labrador", "campesino", "agricultor" is a person who cultivates the soil.

Although a "labrador" can be both a worker in a farm or the owner of the farm. It depends on the context.

A "granjero" is usually the owner, but it can also be the manager of a farm.

So labrador and agricultor are interchangable? Is one more commonly used than the other?

In Spain, the word 'labrador' would sound old-fashion.