harvesters

noun

plural of harvester
as in farmers

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  1. farmers
  2. growers
  3. reapers
  4. cultivators
  5. planters
  6. tillers
  7. agronomists
  8. agriculturists
Noun
  • Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller has declared an agricultural emergency, allowing the department to provide resources to help farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses recover from the widespread flood damage.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Common farmers, including many Revolutionary War veterans, rebelled in opposition to postwar taxation policies.
    — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of farmers
Noun
  • That said, Ford notes that many growers remove the flower stalk early, allowing the plant to direct more energy toward trap growth, as blooming requires a significant amount of energy.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
  • Haubert, whose district includes unincorporated parts of the county, has previously defended millions of dollars in discretionary awards to wine growers, saying his district benefits from a robust wine region.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of growers
Noun
  • At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, American revolvers and reapers with swappable parts stunned international observers.
    — Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026
  • The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Definition of reapers
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  • But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of cultivators
Noun
  • There, more planters and a shallow reflecting pool re-create the feeling of a yard 30 feet above ground.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Decorate plastic containers and use them as planters or mail drop zones.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, The Spruce, 10 July 2026
Definition of planters
Noun
  • America has largely been out of tune regarding that refrain, but its greatest defenders of democracy and its tillers for a better world have not.
    — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Definition of tillers
Noun
  • Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of agronomists
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of agriculturists
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