extension agent

noun

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Lisa Rayburn, area extension agent at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, who provides technical support to commercial fruit and vegetable growers This tropical-tasting fruit offers a blend of flavors, including banana, mango, and pineapple. Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026 Wayne Hobbs is an extension agent in environmental horticulture for Clay County. Wayne Hobbs, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026 Louisiana is home to a little more than 400,000 acres of crawfish farmland this year, said Todd Fontenot, a Louisiana crawfish extension agent. Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026 Their daughter, Sydney, is a full-time Colorado State University extension agent who takes the lead on getting the animals ready for the event that attracts livestock producers and buyers from across the country and several different countries. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extension agent

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of extension agent was in 1949

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“Extension agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/extension%20agent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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