planter

plant·er

noun \ˈplan-tər\

Definition of PLANTER

1

: one that cultivates plants: as a (1) : farmer (2) : one who owns or operates a plantation b : a planting machine or implement

2

: one who settles or founds a place and especially a new colony

3

: a container in which ornamental plants are grown

Examples of PLANTER

1. She bought a planter to put on their deck.
2. a wealthy South American planter

First Known Use of PLANTER

14th century

Related to PLANTER

Synonyms: agriculturist (or agriculturalist), agronomist, cultivator, grower, farmer, tiller

Antonyms: nonfarmer

Related Words: farmhand, field hand, gleaner, harvester, plowman, reaper; workfolk (or workfolks); crofter [chiefly British], cropper, gentleman farmer, sharecropper, subsistence farmer, tenant farmer, yeoman; homesteader, nester [West]; granger; rancher, ranchero, ranchman; campesino

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Rhymes with PLANTER

antre, banter, canter, cantor, chanter, grantor, plantar, ranter