agricultural agent
- noun
- /ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl ˈeɪdʒənt/
- Formal
:
agente agrícola
- The agricultural agent visited local farms to offer advice on improving crop yields and sustainable practices.
Examples
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In the spring of 1955, for example, Philip James, the railroad's agricultural agent, provided watermelon farmers marketing conditions, car loading tips, and production advice.
Academic text (2007) -
In the tradition of earlier demonstration operations, the following year the railroad dispatched what became commonly known as the "Irrigation Train." President J. Pete Belvin worked with the road's agricultural agent to develop this special train, and in the summer of 1955, the train made ten stops during a weeklong trip.
Academic text (2007) -
Belvin knew about such movements since his days as an agricultural agent; moreover, "he loved these demonstration trains and knew how to entertain.
Academic text (2007) -
By the early 1920s, as conditions for cotton worsened, the road's agricultural agents argued more strenuously for the replacement of cotton with alternative, hearty, and profitable crops.
Academic text (2007) -
As an agricultural agent, she provided essential guidance to farmers on effective pest management and soil health.
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During the meeting, the agricultural agent explained new regulations that would benefit rural residents and their farming efforts.
Synonyms
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8.7
A person who studies and advises farmers about soil and crops
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7.4
A person who studies or works in farming to grow crops
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5.7
A person who advises people in the countryside about farming and home skills
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5.8
A government worker who gives farmers and rural families advice about farming and household matters
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: 'agricultural' (relating to farming) modifies 'agent' (an autonomous program), so the combined meaning — an agent used for farming tasks — is directly derivable from the parts. This modifier+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore accessible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Agricultural agent comes from the simple idea that agricultural means farming and an agent is someone who acts for others. Imagine a helpful person in boots visiting farms to teach better ways to grow crops and run a home, so the phrase means 'an official who advises farmers'.