as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
orange growers in Florida were hard hit by the hurricane
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Recent Examples of grower
Farming is still integral to daily life, and the festival honors this tropical fruit and like longtime growers like Lady Di, who has been cultivating pineapples since 1974.
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
And the farmer’s market is focused around Alabama growers and purveyors.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
But while fertilizer prices are now far higher, crop prices have risen only modestly so far, leaving growers exposed, El-Hoshy said.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
In December 1910, the hotel reopened as the White Palace, under the management of Minnie Hill March, the widow of one of Miami-Dade County’s early citrus fruit growers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
While growing hemp isn’t greatly profitable, Palmer noted that hemp growers who also make products from the plant have more opportunities to earn income.
—William Deffaa, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
But some markets have gleaners who gather unsold fruit and vegetables to donate to food banks, and some growers take unsold products to turn into pickles, jam and cider.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Located on an island in the Delta and surrounded by rivers, the farm avoided much of the rain that impacted nearby growers.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Most of the time blueberries must be hand-picked, but machine harvestable blueberries can minimize labor costs for growers.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 10 May 2026
Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
And the farmer’s market is focused around Alabama growers and purveyors.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
But while fertilizer prices are now far higher, crop prices have risen only modestly so far, leaving growers exposed, El-Hoshy said.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
In December 1910, the hotel reopened as the White Palace, under the management of Minnie Hill March, the widow of one of Miami-Dade County’s early citrus fruit growers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
While growing hemp isn’t greatly profitable, Palmer noted that hemp growers who also make products from the plant have more opportunities to earn income.
—William Deffaa, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
But some markets have gleaners who gather unsold fruit and vegetables to donate to food banks, and some growers take unsold products to turn into pickles, jam and cider.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Located on an island in the Delta and surrounded by rivers, the farm avoided much of the rain that impacted nearby growers.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Most of the time blueberries must be hand-picked, but machine harvestable blueberries can minimize labor costs for growers.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grower
farmer
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Some white farmers have indeed been killed, often during brutal armed robberies, but those cases account for less than one per cent of the country’s annual murder rate.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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“Grower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grower. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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