as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
the planters are too busy around harvest time to pay the tourists much mind
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Recent Examples of planters
The four-mile long island was used in the 1700s as a summer refuge for wealthy rice planters escaping malaria.
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Lyn Riddle, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Outdoor Entertaining Trends Micro-Resort Backyards Patios are becoming intimate, resort-inspired escapes with low lounge seating, lantern lighting, Mediterranean textiles, portable fire features, and herb planters guests can snip from during dinner.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Their cheerful, often multi-colored faces beam at us from planters and borders from fall until frost, and then new blooms emerge just as the weather begins to warm again in late winter or early spring.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
The exterior also has planters filled with local greenery, which will soften the appearance of the building over time.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
Secondhand ceramics—including mugs, cups, gravy boats, creamers, and crocks—can be given new life as things like planters, cotton-ball bathroom storage, business card holders, pencil cups, or just a spot to drop your loose change.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
The rest of the money will be used for marketing, events, things like planters and signage, pedestrian safety initiatives and other goals outlined in the operating plan.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The planters showcase artwork inspired by literary classics from iconic authors such as Emily Brontë, Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, at a blue waterfront five-bedroom that was an occasional launch point for fishing charters until last summer, there’s a full scoreboard stashed in a wide-open garage, nothing in the planters on the small porch, and a Sheepadoodle named Vince Lombardi barking behind the front door.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Lyn Riddle, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Outdoor Entertaining Trends Micro-Resort Backyards Patios are becoming intimate, resort-inspired escapes with low lounge seating, lantern lighting, Mediterranean textiles, portable fire features, and herb planters guests can snip from during dinner.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Their cheerful, often multi-colored faces beam at us from planters and borders from fall until frost, and then new blooms emerge just as the weather begins to warm again in late winter or early spring.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
The exterior also has planters filled with local greenery, which will soften the appearance of the building over time.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
Secondhand ceramics—including mugs, cups, gravy boats, creamers, and crocks—can be given new life as things like planters, cotton-ball bathroom storage, business card holders, pencil cups, or just a spot to drop your loose change.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
The rest of the money will be used for marketing, events, things like planters and signage, pedestrian safety initiatives and other goals outlined in the operating plan.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The planters showcase artwork inspired by literary classics from iconic authors such as Emily Brontë, Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, at a blue waterfront five-bedroom that was an occasional launch point for fishing charters until last summer, there’s a full scoreboard stashed in a wide-open garage, nothing in the planters on the small porch, and a Sheepadoodle named Vince Lombardi barking behind the front door.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planters
farmers
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While generations of Chastain families kept struggling as farmers, their new family business of selling farm machinery and repairing silos did very well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Blue Dog Bar & Grill boasts the freshest seafood on the island, sourcing its ingredients from local fishermen, brewers, farmers, and ranchers on Pine Island and southwest Florida.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Planters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planters. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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