agrarian

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 12:15, 14 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French agrarien, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin agrarius (of the land), from stem of ager (field) + -arius

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/

Adjective

agrarian (comparative more agrarian, superlative most agrarian)

  1. Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
  2. Agricultural or rural.
  3. (botany) wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.

Translations

Noun

agrarian (plural agrarians)

  1. A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers