Planter

//ˈplæntə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who plants something.

    "She didn't use any magic truth serums, nor did she suggest hypnotherapy, but barring this, she personified the greatest enemy of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation — an evil planter of false memories."

  2. 2
    a decorative pot for house plants wordnet
  3. 3
    One who plants something.; Any of the early English or Scottish settlers who were given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I. historical
  4. 4
    the owner or manager of a plantation wordnet
  5. 5
    One who plants something.; Any member of a similar landed class of (often wealthy) farm owners elsewhere, such as plantation owners whose lands are worked by farm workers, wage slaves, or slaves.
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  1. 6
    a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground wordnet
  2. 7
    A box or pot for plants to be planted in, usually large and standing on the floor.
  3. 8
    A machine for planting seeds or transplants.

Synonyms

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agriculturalistagriculturistagrologistagronomistbauercoffee-planter

Example

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"Sami was sitting on a planter, waiting for Layla to come pick him up."

Etymology

From plant + -er.

Related phrases

church planterplanter boxplanter's wart

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