gleaner

noun

Definition of gleanernext
as in harvester

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  1. harvester
  2. farmer
  3. plowman
  4. grower
  5. reaper
  6. cultivator
  7. farmhand
  8. planter
Noun
  • For an oyster roast—which can vary in size from a family backyard affair to a full-on event with hundreds of attendees—the host will purchase bags of oysters from a local harvester (or harvest the oysters themselves).
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Corn and soybean growers reported that a single large combine harvester consumes roughly 200 gallons of diesel per day.
    — , CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of harvester
Noun
  • Lewis the farmer seems like a nice guy, but Kilby doesn’t buy his (true) story about going to Exile Island and losing his opportunity to get an advantage.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • William Wallace Cargill grew the company over the next several decades, expanding into grain elevators, offering farmers new flexibility in storing and selling their crops.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
    — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of plowman
Noun
  • During the 19th century, American cotton growers regarded seeds as an enormous nuisance.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Such traps can reveal when adults become active and help growers determine whether and when additional control measures are needed.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of grower
Noun
  • In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, American revolvers and reapers with swappable parts stunned international observers.
    — Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026
Definition of reaper
Noun
  • In 2019, González was introduced to Rocha, who had a reputation as a cultivator of Black and brown political talent.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • The King’s nephew, James, Earl of Wessex, worked as a farmhand on the estate over the summer.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Monster depicts a Portuguese former farmhand being unjustly arrested for the murder.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of farmhand
Noun
  • Impatiens Impatiens are commonly grown as bedding plants in the garden, or as filler plants in planters and pots.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Get inspired at the garden center with vertical gardens, railing planters, or pots with seasonal florals.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of planter
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“Gleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleaner. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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