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
In the name of liberating cultivators, states ended up exploiting them.
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Unlike the Senate bill, however, Stewart’s bill does not cut the limit on the number of cannabis plants that can be grown by home cultivators.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Matías Litvak – An Argentine cultivator and activist based in Israel, Litvak oversaw cannabis R&D at Bar-Ilan University’s grow facilities.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
To make their product, the food company’s scientists collect living cells from Pacific salmon and grow them in cell cultivators that mimic the inside of a wild fish—controlling factors like temperature, pH and nutrients, per their website.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Unlike the Senate bill, however, Stewart’s bill does not cut the limit on the number of cannabis plants that can be grown by home cultivators.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Matías Litvak – An Argentine cultivator and activist based in Israel, Litvak oversaw cannabis R&D at Bar-Ilan University’s grow facilities.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
To make their product, the food company’s scientists collect living cells from Pacific salmon and grow them in cell cultivators that mimic the inside of a wild fish—controlling factors like temperature, pH and nutrients, per their website.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivator
farmer
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The findings support what farmers and the chocolate-making industry have seen in practice, Clark says.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivator. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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