agrĭcŏla (noun M) : (Lucr. has
* Gen. plur. agricolūm in 4, 586, but reg. form in 2, 1161; 6, 1260) [ager-colo], a cultivator of land, in the widest sense, a husbandman, agriculturist (including even the vine-dresser, gardener; also one who takes pleasure in agriculture, etc.); or in a more limited sense, a farmer, ploughman, countryman, boor, peasant.
* Prop.: bonum agricolam laudabant,Cato, R. R. 1, 2: agricolae assidui,Cic. Rosc. Am. 16: (Deiotarus) optimus paterfamilias et diligentissimus agricola et pecuarius,devoted to agriculture and cattlebreeding,id. Deiot. 9: sed venio ad agricolas,the farmers,id. Sen. 16: agricolam laudat juris peritus,Hor. S. 1, 1, 9: invisum agricolis sidus,id. ib. 1, 7, 26: sollers,Nep. Cat. 3: peritissimus,Col. R. R. 1, 11, 1: fortunati,Verg. G. 2, 468: indomiti,id. A. 7, 521: parvo beati,Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 139: negotiosi,Col. R. R. 9, 2, 5: severi,Lucr. 5, 1356: miseri,Verg. A. 12, 292; Vulg. Gen. 4, 2; ib. Jacob. 5, 7.—Of the vine-dresser, keeper of a vineyard: locavit eam (vineam) agricolis,Vulg. Matt. 21, 33; ib. Joan. 15, 1.— Hence
* Meton., of the gods, patrons, tutelary deities of agriculture, as Ceres, Bacchus, Faunus, etc.: agricolarum duces di,Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 4: Redditur agricolis gratia caelitibus,Tib. 2, 1, 36.

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