cultivator
noun
cul·ti·va·tor
ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tər 
: one that cultivates
especially
: an implement for loosening the soil while crops are growing
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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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Those businesses have been waiting for cultivators, manufacturers and testing facilities to establish a supply of products to sell to customers.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Small cultivators and opportunistic entrepreneurs couldn’t keep up, and the supply chain consolidated around a fewer larger, compliant operators.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Those businesses have been waiting for cultivators, manufacturers and testing facilities to establish a supply of products to sell to customers.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Small cultivators and opportunistic entrepreneurs couldn’t keep up, and the supply chain consolidated around a fewer larger, compliant operators.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cultivator
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivator. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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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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