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cultivator

[ kuhl-tuh-vey-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that cultivates.
an implement drawn between rows of growing plants to loosen the earth and destroy weeds.

cultivator

/ ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtə /

a farm implement equipped with shovels, blades, etc, used to break up soil and remove weeds
a person or thing that cultivates
a person who grows, tends, or improves plants or crops

First recorded in 1655–65; cultivate + -or ²

Leo was angry, and said nothing till the dawn broke, and the cultivator came to yoke the Bull to his work.

The cultivator who then owned him was much annoyed, for there was a field still unploughed.

The Girl went away to talk to the cultivator's wife and baby, and the afternoon ploughing began.

No other cultivator of the soil gains as many friends as the tobacco-grower.

If the cultivator has not caused corn or sesame to grow in the field, he shall not alter his bonds.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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