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
  • As the Earth warms, farmers won’t be able to just carry on as usual.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • My colleague Blanca Begert recently traveled to California’s Central Valley, where some farmers are leasing their acres to solar companies.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of farmers
Noun
  • These weren’t all groves; some growers only had a single tree.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Most of California’s water allotment goes to agriculture, and many growers are already preparing for a drier future.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 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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  • The fair will also host the 2026 California Cannabis Awards, ushering in cultivators and manufacturers from all around the state.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of cultivators
Noun
  • Charlotte took some convincing to use planters as a barrier for the bike lanes along The Plaza.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • It’s surrounded by enormous planters, there are heaters and a fireplace for when there’s a chill in the air, and there’s a pretty pergola that hides the space from the adjacent parking area.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 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
  • Cattle were raised, and various crops (including corn [maize] and cotton) were grown with the assistance of agronomists.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 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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