agri

n. A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist. Dodsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. ager field + cultor cultivator. ] An agriculturist; a farmer. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc. -- Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Agricultural ant (Zool.), a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice. [1913 Webster]

n. An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. agricultura; ager field + cultura cultivation: cf. F. agriculture. See Acre and Culture. ] The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Agriculture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The farmer is always a practitioner, the agriculturist may be a mere theorist. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + grief. ] In grief; amiss. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]