cultivator

[kuhl-tuh-vey-ter] Origin

cul·ti·va·tor

[kuhl-tuh-vey-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that cultivates.
2.
an implement drawn between rows of growing plants to loosen the earth and destroy weeds.

Origin:
1655–65; cultivate + -or2
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cultivator (ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtə)
 
n
1.  a farm implement equipped with shovels, blades, etc, used to break up soil and remove weeds
2.  a person or thing that cultivates
3.  a person who grows, tends, or improves plants or crops

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Word Origin & History

cultivator
1660s, noun of action (in Latin form) from cultivate. As the name of an agricultural tool, from 1759.
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cultivator

farm implement or machine designed to stir the soil around a crop as it matures to promote growth and destroy weeds

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