well-to-do farmer

collocation in English

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well-to-do
adjective
uk
/ˌwel.təˈduː/us
/ˌwel.təˈduː/
rich:
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farmer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mər/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
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(Definition ofwell-to-doandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Subject also to reasonable and proper restrictions and compulsions if necessary in the matter of cultivation, thewell-to-dofarmeris an asset to the country as a whole.
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He was the youngest of six children, and his father, awell-to-dofarmer, died shortly before his birth.
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His father was awell-to-dofarmer, county official, and railroad director.
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Leavitt awell-to-dofarmerand officeholder.
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During the eighteenth century several well-to-do farmers and traders were awarded this title.
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His father was awell-to-dofarmer.
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He also knows that in such country constituencies a number of professional people, well-to-do farmers and so on, own more than one vehicle.
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They might be described by some people as well-to-do farmers, but when.
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Summer homes were built by well-to-do farmers and commercial figures.
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However, their children were able to help by going from house to house on this day and begging for food and gifts, especially from the well-to-do farmers and citizens.
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In the 1950s the children of political prisoners, well-to-do farmers, or known adherents of one or another religion were victims of the party's discriminatory admissions policies.
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