# der Bauer

der Bauer is a German noun meaning “farmer”. Forms: die Bauern.

## Forms

- Plural: die Bauern

## In other languages

- Русский: крестьянин
- Українська: селянин, фермер, хлібороб

## Noun

1. farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
2. peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
3. _derogatory_ boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
4. pawn
5. jack, knave

## Proper name

1. _surname_ a surname originating as an occupation
2. Farmer
   - Ich möchte Frau Bauer bitten, nach vorne zu kommen.

## Noun

1. _archaic · dialectal_ birdcage

## Noun

1. builder (male or of unspecified gender)

## Examples

- Ich bin nur ein armer Bauer. — I'm nothing but a poor peasant.
- Die Bauern erwarten dieses Jahr eine gute Ernte. — The farmers expect a good harvest this year.
- Bauern arbeiten auf dem Feld. — Farmers work on the land.
- Meine Großmutter war Bäuerin. — My grandmother was a farmer.
- Der Bauer bearbeitete sorgsam sein Anwesen. — The farmer carefully worked his land.

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