as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen
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Recent Examples of cultivator
Executive Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis Cannon Armstrong said three cultivators are in the process of growing.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.
—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
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivator
farmer
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American farmers say an oversupply of eggs is forcing them to sell at rock-bottom rates, while expenses like packaging and shipping continue to climb.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Raed Abu Ali, a resident of the village of Mukhmas, said a group of settlers came to the community Wednesday afternoon and tried to attack a farmer, prompting clashes after residents intervened.—
Imad Isseid,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivator. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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