Landwirt

== German == === Etymology === Land (“land”) +‎ Wirt (“host; caretaker”). Chiefly a backformation from Landwirtschaft (“agriculture”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlantˌvɪʁt/, [ˈlantˌʋɪʁt], [ˈlantˌʋɪɐ̯t] === Noun === Landwirt m (strong, genitive Landwirtes or Landwirts, plural Landwirte, feminine Landwirtin) farmer, agriculturist (male or of unspecified gender) Synonym: Bauer m ==== Usage notes ==== Landwirt is the official and legal term for a commercial farmer. The word is also sometimes used in non-official contexts in order to stress the character of farming as a skilled craft. Otherwise the more normal word is Bauer. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Gesindewirt Landwirtschaft landwirtschaftlich === Further reading === “Landwirt” in Duden online “Landwirt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) Landwirt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de