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gentleman farmer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌgentleman ˈfarmer noun [countable] especially British English  TACLASS IN SOCIETYa man belonging to a high social class who owns and runs a farm, but who usually hires people to do the work 〔拥有农场但雇人干活的〕乡绅
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gentleman farmerThe interviewing panel was civil and included a peer of the realm, a major-General, and a gentleman farmer.Walking from room to room, I felt like a gentleman farmer riding his fences, master of all he surveyed.
ˌgentleman ˈfarmer nounChineseSyllable
high a Corpus class social who belonging to man a


gentleman farmer
ˌgentleman ˈfarmer noun [countable] especially British English
a man belonging to a high social class who owns and runs a farm, but who usually hires people to do the work