plant·er

[plan-ter, plahn-]
noun
1.
a person who plants.
2.
an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.
3.
the owner or manager of a plantation.
4.
History/Historical. a colonist or new settler.
5.
a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English plaunter. See plant, -er1

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planter (ˈplɑːntə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the owner or manager of a plantation
2.  a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground
3.  a colonizer or settler
4.  a decorative pot or stand for house plants

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Example sentences
For situations where you can't have a full-size rain garden, consider a
  mini-rain garden in a planter.
More pressure from the planter can mean more smearing.
The small farmer in his log cabin, raising varied crops, was displaced by the
  planter raising cotton.
It's heavy, so build the planter in sections that can be screwed together
  on-site.
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