"corn-factor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corn-factors [plural]
Etymology: corn + factor Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|factor}} corn + factor Head templates: {{en-noun}} corn-factor (plural corn-factors)
  1. (British) A trader in grains. Tags: British Categories (topical): Agriculture, Occupations, People, Trading Synonyms: grain agent [North-America], seedsman, cornfactor

Inflected forms

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