What's the difference in usage between granjero and campesino? They both mean farmer, don't they?
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1Campesino is just someone who lives in the countryside.– user0721090601Apr 24, 2016 at 1:20
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Y los agricultores?– sbswimApr 24, 2016 at 1:49
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5I'd say it's more or less like the difference between farmer and peasant– JMVanPeltApr 24, 2016 at 6:20
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"Labrador" is also a farmer.– B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow RavenApr 25, 2016 at 14:36
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For someone who works in a farm you would use, most commonly at least, granjero.
The root for campesino is campo (field, as in rural areas) and for granjero is granja (farm).
I agree with JMVanPelt that campesino is a peasant and granjero is a farmer.
The other words from the comments refer to people who work the fields (not necessarily in a farm) and differ in the origin of the word
Agricultor: Del lat. agricultor, -ōris.
Labrador: Del lat. tardío laborātor, -ōris 'el que trabaja'.
Labriego: De labrar y -iego.
This may come to most Americans as a shock, but to the Colombians, the term "campesino" literally means "peasant." Campesinos more or less are landless peasants that are tied to the land by custom and tradition.
