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
Dotted with planters sprouting fresh lemon trees, the interior courtyard was a nightly gathering spot.
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Turn bottles into bird feeders or seed planters to support your garden and local wildlife.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
The restaurant’s outdoor patio, dotted with colorful planters and umbrellas, also seats up to 30 people.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Instead, his body was found in pieces almost four months later, hidden in planters sealed with concrete on a rural property in Redland, an agricultural area in southwest Miami-Dade County.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Here are some of the easiest and longest-blooming perennials to add to pots and planters for years of gorgeous color.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
With land and capital relatively abundant, labor was the crucial missing factor for planters across the South.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026
After several short-term extensions to the car-free program, the council agreed to permanently close it to cars last March, and enhanced the strip with additional infrastructure like planters, bollards, colored pavement and bike lane markings.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Bright flowers filled planters downtown and near the stadium.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Turn bottles into bird feeders or seed planters to support your garden and local wildlife.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
The restaurant’s outdoor patio, dotted with colorful planters and umbrellas, also seats up to 30 people.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Instead, his body was found in pieces almost four months later, hidden in planters sealed with concrete on a rural property in Redland, an agricultural area in southwest Miami-Dade County.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Here are some of the easiest and longest-blooming perennials to add to pots and planters for years of gorgeous color.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
With land and capital relatively abundant, labor was the crucial missing factor for planters across the South.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026
After several short-term extensions to the car-free program, the council agreed to permanently close it to cars last March, and enhanced the strip with additional infrastructure like planters, bollards, colored pavement and bike lane markings.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Bright flowers filled planters downtown and near the stadium.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planters
farmers
Noun
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Deirdre O’Mahony interviews Irish farmers who’ve likewise watched their labor and craft ravaged by capitalism, but turns their woes into a memorable libretto set to striking aerial views of their fields.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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Not giving tomato plants enough room to grow is the most common mistake professional farmers notice.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
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“Planters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planters. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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