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Not so. By definition, both in common usage and legally, the farmer is the owner. The farmer may also work in the operation, but that is not a strict requiremen

• bigstrat2003 3y ago
  Calling someone who owns land and hires people to work it a farmer is like calling someone who owns a factory a "factory worker". In some technical sense maybe it's correct, but that's not what people mean when they use the term.
  • randomdata 3y ago
    Not at all. Again, farmer refers to the owner. This is echoed in the dictionary as well as what is written in law. The word people use for what you describe is farmhand. It is the farmhand who works on a farm. The farmhand is the agricultural equivalent of a factory worker. Indeed, someone who owns a farm, but does not work on it, would not be considered a farmhand, but they most definitely would be a farmer. It is technically possible for one to be both a farmer and a farmhand, but being a farmer does not imply that one is also a farmhand. They are distinct roles.
  • wharvle 3y ago
    "Factory worker" is more like "farm hand". It would be weird for a farm owner to give that answer, when asked what their job is.