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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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