"afternoon farmer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afternoon farmers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} afternoon farmer (plural afternoon farmers)
  1. A lazy farmer who puts off work until absolutely necessary.
    Sense id: en-afternoon_farmer-en-noun-WQ6HC8VZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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