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cultivator

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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 + -or 2
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cul·ti·va·tor   (kŭl'tə-vā'tər)   
n.  
  1. One who cultivates: an inveterate cultivator of beautiful gardens; a cultivator of valuable corporate contacts.

  2. An implement or machine for loosening the soil and destroying weeds around growing plants.

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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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