F'ARMER, noun 1. In Great Britain, a tenant; a lessee; one who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground. 2. One who takes taxes, customs, excise or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent; as a farmer of the revenues. 3. One who cultivates a farm; a husbandman; whether a tenant or the proprietor. 4. In mining, the lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the king.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI