as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
the planters are too busy around harvest time to pay the tourists much mind
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Recent Examples of planter
Secondhand ceramics—including mugs, cups, gravy boats, creamers, and crocks—can be given new life as things like planters, cotton-ball bathroom storage, business card holders, pencil cups, or just a spot to drop your loose change.
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
The interior’s curved picture windows, balusters, and organic forms are mirrored outside in the ribbon-like planters of staggered height that both add dynamism to the terrace landscaping and also preserve privacy.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
The 36-inch tree comes pre-lit with 50 lights and sits in a farmhouse chic planter box that’s great for small spaces.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Bink's Get Real Christmas Tree Farm, West Bend Bink's Get Real Christmas Tree Farm has a variety of wreaths, winter planters and garlands along with fields of trees customers can cut themselves for $50 to $90.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
The interior’s curved picture windows, balusters, and organic forms are mirrored outside in the ribbon-like planters of staggered height that both add dynamism to the terrace landscaping and also preserve privacy.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
The 36-inch tree comes pre-lit with 50 lights and sits in a farmhouse chic planter box that’s great for small spaces.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Bink's Get Real Christmas Tree Farm, West Bend Bink's Get Real Christmas Tree Farm has a variety of wreaths, winter planters and garlands along with fields of trees customers can cut themselves for $50 to $90.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planter
farmer
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In the kitchen, everything is dictated by the whim and harvest availability of their on-salary farmer.—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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Many industry lobbyists have advocated a grace period to give farmers more time to adjust ahead of the 2026 planting season and to plan how to fight the ban.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Planter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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