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
Those businesses have been waiting for cultivators, manufacturers and testing facilities to establish a supply of products to sell to customers.
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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
The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Break-ins at Illinois cultivation centers are almost unheard of, but regulators often raise concerns about employee theft with cultivators.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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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
The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Break-ins at Illinois cultivation centers are almost unheard of, but regulators often raise concerns about employee theft with cultivators.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivator
farmer
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The Farmers' Almanac was founded in 1818 in New Jersey to provide weather predictions for farmers' crops.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Building a bridge between farmers and wildlife conservation is the goal behind a new project designed to help salmon populations recover in California's Central Valley.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivator. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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