GRANGER

farmer, husbandman, granger, sodbuster

(noun) a person who operates a farm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

granger (plural grangers)

(US) A member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.

(obsolete) A farm steward.

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Granger

An English occupational surname for a granger (farm bailiff).

A city in Washington; named for Washington Irrigation Company superintendent Walter Granger.

A city in Iowa; named for railroad official C. T. Granger.

A town in New York; named for American politician and Postmaster General Francis Granger.

A town in Wyoming.

A settlement in Grand'Anse department, Haiti.

An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for American politician and Postmaster General Gideon Granger, son of Francis Granger.

Etymology 2

Noun

Granger (plural Grangers)

(US) A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. [from late 1860s or 1870s]

A locale in United States; named for the organization.

A census-designated place in Indiana.

A city in Texas.

A village in Missouri.

Source: Wiktionary


Gran"ger, n.

1. A farm steward. [Obs.]

2. A member of a grange. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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