gentleman farmer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 farmer• The 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
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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
ˌgentleman ˈfarmer
noun [countable] especially British Englisha man belonging to a high social class who owns and runs a farm, but who usually hires people to do the work