I was really surprised to hear that this cultivator cost as much as 1 million yen.
Source: tatoeba (1994536)
Cultivator
Synonyms for "cultivator" (48 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(8 words)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (24)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: grower, tiller, agricola, agriculturalist, agriculturist.
- Sentence evidence is available for cultivator, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cultivator".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cultivator"
Keep "cultivator" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cultivator" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
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Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cultivator" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
6 entriescultivator machinefarm equipmentfield cultivatorgarden cultivatorhand cultivatorsoil cultivator
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 12 languages.
Akkadian
1 entries- 𒇽𒀳𒇲 noun (person who cultivates)
Finnish
1 entries- viljelijä noun (person who cultivates)
French
1 entries- cultivateur noun (person who cultivates)
Greek
1 entries- καλλιεργητής noun (person who cultivates)
Hindi
1 entries- खेतिहर noun (person who cultivates)
Indonesian
1 entries- penanam noun (person who cultivates)
Korean
1 entries- 경작자 noun (person who cultivates)
Polish
2 entries- kultywator noun (person who cultivates)
- kultywatorka noun (person who cultivates)
Romanian
1 entries- cultivator noun (person who cultivates)
Russian
1 entries- культива́тор noun (person who cultivates)
Swedish
1 entries- odlare noun (person who cultivates)
Telugu
1 entries- కర్షకుడు noun (person who cultivates)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Near-synonyms: scarifier, scuffler (not always precisely differentiated; dialectal usage has varied)
Source: wiktionary
As the crop gets bigger, the shank spacing on the cultivator will need to be adjusted accordingly.
Source: wiktionary
The Cultivator, or Horse Hoe.—This is an instrument not as much known and used as it deserves and ought to be. It is adapted for operations between the plough and harrow, and at certain times is much better than either. It is half a plough, half harrow, and half hoe, and does all these operations conjointly. […] Now this is the time to use the cultivator. It ought, after a few days, to follow the harrow, and is much more useful than the plough, as well as a great saving of labour. It cuts as deep and pulverizes the soil as well. It tears up and brings to the surface the roots of grass which the plough only covers, and by adapting the width of the cultivator to the space between the rows of corn, it half hoes the corn at the same time, and does the whole work most admirably. When there is much grass growing with the corn, it is an extremely useful instrument, as it pulls it up by the roots and in a great measure destroys it. For the Fiorin or Quack roots, with which our soil too much abounds, it will be of great service, and it appears to me it will be the most effectual remedy for it of any instrument we have yet tried. Corn is much sooner dressed with the hand-hoe, by the half ploughing, half hoeing operation of the cultivator. The cultivator is likewise very useful for the raising of potatoes, and for stirring the ground between the rows of turnips; and where a clover lay has been turned over to put down to wheat, when the plough cannot be again resorted to for fear of disturbing the sod, this instrument may be used for a shallow ploughing, which it will do much better than can by any other mode be effected. Corn is now raised with much less labour than formerly. It was the custom to hand-hoe a crop two, and often three times, and this was always an expensive and tedious process. Hoeing is now often omitted entirely, and is seldom done more than once; and still there are heavier crops of corn raised now than formerly. […] -Dr. Beekman.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cultivator"?
Closest matches include grower, tiller, agricola, agriculturalist, agriculturist.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cultivator"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.