would-be farmer

collocation in English

meaningsofwould-beandfarmer

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would-be
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈwʊd.bi/us
/ˈwʊd.bi/
wanting or trying ...
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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 ofwould-beandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No longer will awould-befarmerhave to pay a full "development value" for any new farm he buys.
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It is the fact that the occupier, thewould-befarmer, has not the money with which to farm.
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I also have a rather uneasy feeling that a quota scheme attaching to an individual farm will make it still more difficult for thewould-befarmerto enter the industry.
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Unlike certain occasions in the past, councils must respond to the demands of would-be farmers and local taxpayers.
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Indeed, many farmers have offered to train would-be farmers.
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The result will be new and increased opportunities for would-be farmers.
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Would-be farmers cannot make a start.
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Would-be farmers with a previously disadvantaged background obtain farms privately or through affirmative action loans.
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Railway construction boosted opportunities for capital, credit, and would-be farmers.
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The would-be farmers move into a disused cottage.
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Not all would-be farmers took out homesteads.
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