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Definition of planter
1 : one that cultivates plants: such asa (1) : farmer (2) : one who owns or operates a plantationb : 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
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Examples of planter in a Sentence
She bought a planter to put on their deck.
a wealthy South American planter
Recent Examples of planter from the Web
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Hanging love seats in shades of marigold and blue enliven outdoor nooks, geometric planters offer a pop of greenery, and weathered steel or concrete fire pits keep you toasty long after the sun goes down.
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The sisters plan to use the bricks for a memorial planter in remembrance of their brother.
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Patrolling deputies saw the man urinating into a planter at the Metro Gold Line's Sierra Madre station in Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles.
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A raffle drawing will be at 4 p.m. for a three-foot cedar planter that's also a replica of a train engine made by Midlothian craftsman Scott Schultz.
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An officer responding to a report picked up a lethargic barn swallow from a planter at a grocery store and took it to a wildlife rehabilitator.
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Every year, clear the drainage hole by tipping back the planter and poking through it with a screwdriver.
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Behind Ms. Trump’s getaway home are planters with rainbow chard, parsley, fennel, thyme and sage.
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Under the proposal, the city would still pave the streets, but the Westport Community Improvement District would contribute to that cost and pay to maintain trees, sidewalk planters, streetlight fixtures and other amenities.
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First Known Use of planter
14th century
PLANTER Defined for English Language Learners
planter
playDefinition of planter for English Language Learners
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: a container in which plants are grown
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: a person who owns a plantation
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: a machine that plants seeds in the ground
PLANTER Defined for Kids
planter
playDefinition of planter for Students
1 : someone or something that plants crops
2 : a person who owns or runs a plantation
3 : a container in which plants are grown
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