truck farmer
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈtrʌk ˌfɑː.mər/ us/ˈtrʌk ˌfɑːr.mɚ/ (UK market gardener)
（以向公众售卖为目的的）蔬果农场主
a farmer on a small farm who grows fruit and vegetables for selling to the public
The floods have had a severe effect on the livelihoods of truck farmers in the area. 洪水对该地区蔬果农场主的生计产生了严重影响。
Even local truck farmers have to compete with the prices at grocery chains. 即使是本地蔬果农场主也不得不与杂货连锁店在价格上竞争。
See: truck farm
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- The magazine has subscribers ranging from home gardeners to truck farmers.
- He was inspired to document truck farmers' lives by how rapidly farms were disappearing in his hometown.
- He photographed and interviewed truck farmers in Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia.