planter

noun

plant·​er ˈplan-tər 

1

: one that cultivates plants: such 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

Synonyms of planter

• farmer

Examples of planter in a Sentence

She bought a planter to put on their deck.

a wealthy South American planter

Recent Examples on the Web

Use planters on the porch or by the entryway and hang window boxes or baskets where space allows. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026

Use planters on the porch or by the entryway. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Donaldsonville was located in the center of the state’s thriving sugar industry, which was rife with planters growing wealthy on the labor of the enslaved. —Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Repot the orchid in a new planter with new soil. —Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing planter

• planter's punch

Rhymes for planter

• banter
• canter
• cantor
• chanter
• granter
• grantor
• plantar
• tranter
• decanter
• enchanter
• trochanter

Kids Definition

planter

noun

plant·​er ˈplant-ər 

1

: one that plants or cultivates

a mechanical corn planter

especially : a person who owns or operates a plantation

2

: a container in which ornamental plants are grown