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Cultivator

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.

    "Near-synonyms: scarifier, scuffler (not always precisely differentiated; dialectal usage has varied)"

  2. 2
    a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who cultivates.; Someone who uses a cultivator (implement, device, or machine).

    "The cultivators were out among the row crops, keeping the weeds in check."

  4. 4
    someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who cultivates.; Someone who grows plants.

    "Near-synonyms: grower, planter, farmer"

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  1. 6
    A person who cultivates.; Someone who fosters something besides plants (such as human development or relationships). figuratively

    "She was a wonderful cultivator of potential in her direct reports."

Etymology

From cultivate + -or, partly after French cultivateur.

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