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crop-duster

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crop duster

–noun
1. a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
2. an airplane used in crop-dusting.

Origin:
1935–40
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crop-dust·er or crop duster   (krŏp'dŭst'ər)
n.  
  1. A light airplane equipped for spraying crops with powdered insecticides or fungicides.

  2. The pilot of such an airplane.

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