Landwirt

German

Etymology

Land (“land”) +‎ Wirt (“host; caretaker”). Chiefly a backformation from Landwirtschaft (“agriculture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlantˌvɪʁt/, [ˈlantˌʋɪʁt], [ˈlantˌʋɪɐ̯t]

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Noun

Landwirt m (genitive Landwirts or Landwirtes, plural Landwirte, feminine Landwirtin)

1. farmer, agriculturist (male or of unspecified sex)

Usage notes

• Landwirt is the official and legal term for a commercial farmer. The word is also sometimes used in non-official contexts in order to stress the character of farming as a skilled craft. Otherwise the more normal word is Bauer.

Synonyms

• Bauer m

Related terms

• Landwirtschaft
• landwirtschaftlich

Further reading

• “Landwirt” in Duden online