Definition
A historical term for a keeper or manager of a fermer, or a person in charge of farm or estate management in medieval times.
Etymology
From Old French ferme (farm, lease), related to firma (fixed payment), ultimately from Latin firmus (firm, fixed). The -er suffix indicates a person who does this work.
Kelly Says
Medieval fermerers were essentially estate managers who collected rents and organized agricultural production—the term appears in Chaucer and other Middle English literature but gradually disappeared as land management became more specialized.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የአገር ሰራተኛ
ye-a-ger se-ra-te-nya
CACatalà
agricultor
a-gri-kol-tor
ELΕλληνικά
γεωργός
yeo-rgos
ESEspañol
granjero
gran-ha-hro
FAفارسی
کشاورز
kesh-a-varz
FISuomi
maatalousyrittäjä
ma-ta-la-you-si-ty-rit-ta-ja
FRFrançais
fermier
fer-mee-e
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-a-i-ka-ci
IDBahasa Indonesia
petani
pe-ta-ni
IGIG
onye na-azụ
o-nye na-a-zu
ITItaliano
agricoltore
a-gri-kol-tore
KKKK
жеке шаруа
zhe-ke sha-ru-a
MSBahasa Melayu
pekebun
pe-ke-bun
MYမြန်မာ
ပျိုးစက်
pyo-se-t
PTPortuguês
fazendeiro
fa-zen-day-ro
RORomână
fermier
fer-mee-er
SWKiswahili
mkulima
m-koo-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
வியாபாரி
vi-ya-pa-ri
THไทย
เกษตรกร
kae-sot-kroh
TLTL
magsasaka
mag-sa-sa-ka
TRTürkçe
çiftçi
chift-chi
UKУкраїнська
фермер
fer-mer
URاردو
زمیندار
ze-meen-dar
VITiếng Việt
nông dân
nong-daan
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li