cultivator
noun
cul·ti·va·tor
ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tər 
: one that cultivates
especially
: an implement for loosening the soil while crops are growing
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Examples of cultivator in a Sentence
encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen
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As a visitor might quickly discover, smaller cultivators are favored over industrial-size farms here, and the county tourism commission actively courts the budding canna-tourism market.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
With the law’s passage, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo created an Office of Cannabis Management that would license cultivators, sellers and dispensaries.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Now cultivators can barely get $1,000 for some varieties.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Recreational dispensaries can only sell plant material and products from cultivators and processors with a recreational license, according to the Division of Cannabis Control.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
With the law’s passage, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo created an Office of Cannabis Management that would license cultivators, sellers and dispensaries.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Now cultivators can barely get $1,000 for some varieties.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Recreational dispensaries can only sell plant material and products from cultivators and processors with a recreational license, according to the Division of Cannabis Control.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivator. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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cultivator
noun
cul·ti·va·tor
ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt-ər
: one that cultivates
especially
: a tool or machine to loosen the soil while crops are growing
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