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Landwirt
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German
Etymology
de Land Wirt land host; caretaker. Chiefly a backformation from de Landwirtschaft agriculture.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlantˌvɪʁt/ [ˈlantˌʋɪʁt] [ˈlantˌʋɪɐ̯t]
de De-Landwirt.ogg
de De-Landwirt2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s in
farmer, agriculturist male or of unspecified gender
de Bauer<g:m>
Usage notes
Landwirt is the official and legal term for a commercial farmer. The word is also sometimes used in non-official contexts in order to stress the character of farming as a skilled craft. Otherwise the more normal word is de Bauer.
Declension
m,(e)s
Related terms
de Gesindewirt
de Landwirtschaft
de landwirtschaftlich
Further reading
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