Agrarian

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: //əˈɡɹɛɹi.ən//

Etymology

From Middle French agrarienne, from Latin agrarius (of the land), from stem of ager (field) + -arius

Adjective

Agrarian (comparative more Agrarian, superlative most Agrarian)

  1. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land
  2. Agricultural or rural.

Noun

Agrarian (plural Agrarians)
  1. a person who advocates the political interests of working farmers

Thesaurus

Arcadian; agrestic; agricultural; agronomic; arable; bucolic; country; farm; farming; geoponic; lowland; native; natural; pastoral; provincial; rural; rustic; uncultivated; undomesticated; upland

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