rototiller

noun

ro·​to·​till·​er ˈrō-tə-ˌti-lər 

: a cultivating implement with engine-powered rotating blades used to lift and turn over soil

Examples of rototiller in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trying to rototill around the shrub to loosen the soil is seldom productive and can damage both your rototiller and surrounding plants. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

The gleaming rototiller that promises to do the hard work for you. — Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

Skip the gimmicky weeding gadgets and the rototiller, at least for now, and focus your time and budget on tools that will serve you season after season. — Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026

Work the compost into the soil with a rototiller or manually with a garden pitchfork. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from Rototiller, a trademark

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rototiller

• caterpillar
• basilar
• distiller
• painkiller
• biller
• chiller
• driller
• filler
• hilar
• hiller
• killer
• pillar

Kids Definition

rototiller

noun

ro·​to·​till·​er ˈrōt-ə-ˌtil-ər 

: a landscaping machine with rotating blades that lift and turn over soil

Etymology

from Rototiller, a trademark