farmer's market
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈfɑːrmərz ˈmɑːrkɪt/
- Every Saturday, I buy fresh fruits and vegetables at the farmer's market in my neighborhood.
Examples
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On Wednesday, could you drive some of us to the farmers' market?
Fiction book (1998) -
At one end of the street is the farmers' market, which has just moved outdoors for the 2009 summer season.
Academic text (2010) -
On our first date at the farmers' market...
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Um, so, have you ever been to the farmer's market?
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Yeah, I got it at the farmers' market.
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Actually, those are from the farmer's market.
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Looks like the farmers' market is open.
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Just earlier today I went to a farmers' market.
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The city also received a grant to create a farmer's market, which will bring fresh produce closer to residents.
Academic text (2006) -
Let's go to the farmer's market, I want a donut.
Synonyms
489
1.0
A place where people buy and sell food and other items
49
1.6
A market where local farmers sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to people
28
1.8
An open area or building in a town where people buy and sell goods
6
1.1
A shop or market that sells food and groceries
4
1.6
A market that takes place outdoors where stalls sell food and other goods
1
2.8
A place outside where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables
1
3.5
An outdoor market where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly
1
3.3
An outdoor place where people sell food and crafts
1
4.9
An outdoor place on a sidewalk where people sell food and goods
1
9.5
A market where farmers sell fruits, vegetables, and grains
How Direct
4
1.7
4
4.1
16
2.3
- US
253
1.0
241
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
farmer's + market
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'farmer's' (belonging to farmers) + 'market' (a place to buy goods), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer a market where farmers sell fresh produce. This possessive noun + market composition is common across languages (e.g., Spanish 'mercado de agricultores', French 'marché fermier') and follows regular, predictable word-formation patterns.
Etymology
Farmer's market comes from the simple picture of real farmers bringing food to a market to sell directly to people. That's why today farmer's market means 'an open-air place where farmers sell fresh food directly to customers'.