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
Wild ginger is a slow grower can take several years to form a sizeable clump.
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Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Grape growers are leaving fruit to rot as harvest costs exceed market prices, while younger consumers abandon wine for beer and spirits.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
While some growers don't bother to stake or cage determinate tomatoes, providing some support will help prevent the plant from tipping over from the weight of the fruit or strong winds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
By focusing on arbitrary numbers rather than specific pathogens, the state forces legal growers to treat safe flower, stripping it of quality.
—Rino Ferrarese, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Many growers have orchards Del Monte asked them to grow within the past few years, meaning those trees may produce only a fraction of their eventual harvest, and are far from recouping their upfront cost.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Depending on the variety and where they're grown, commercial growers may cultivate different types of orchids in either orchid bark, which can come in finer or coarser textures, or sphagnum moss.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Grape growers are leaving fruit to rot as harvest costs exceed market prices, while younger consumers abandon wine for beer and spirits.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
While some growers don't bother to stake or cage determinate tomatoes, providing some support will help prevent the plant from tipping over from the weight of the fruit or strong winds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
By focusing on arbitrary numbers rather than specific pathogens, the state forces legal growers to treat safe flower, stripping it of quality.
—Rino Ferrarese, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Many growers have orchards Del Monte asked them to grow within the past few years, meaning those trees may produce only a fraction of their eventual harvest, and are far from recouping their upfront cost.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Depending on the variety and where they're grown, commercial growers may cultivate different types of orchids in either orchid bark, which can come in finer or coarser textures, or sphagnum moss.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grower
farmer
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For farmers, children and others returning to areas after a conflict, a single step can mean permanent injury or death.—
Sagar Lekhak,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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This stoneware version of the classic farmer's market berry basket is perfect for holding berries (of course) as well as candies, paper goods, or odds and ends.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Grower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grower. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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