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
Michaels is already full of lifelike faux flowers, planters, and vases.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Vater also suggests cleaning and sanitizing small planters and gardening tools.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Cash in hand, the sugarcane planters of Mauritius replaced their slaves with contract labor from the Indian subcontinent.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
They won’t be planted in the ground but instead will be in planters.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead of sleek, metal planters, look for natural stone and terra cotta options.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
As an alternative, anchor the entry with a pair of timeless concrete or fiberglass planters.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
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
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Smooth, rounded bullnose coping framed walls, stairs, and planters in backyards of the 1960s and 1970s.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Vater also suggests cleaning and sanitizing small planters and gardening tools.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Cash in hand, the sugarcane planters of Mauritius replaced their slaves with contract labor from the Indian subcontinent.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
They won’t be planted in the ground but instead will be in planters.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead of sleek, metal planters, look for natural stone and terra cotta options.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
As an alternative, anchor the entry with a pair of timeless concrete or fiberglass planters.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planters
farmers
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Industry insiders have spoken of intermittent communication from Noma buyers and have alluded to them pitting farmers against each other in pursuit of better prices.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Planters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planters. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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