as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
in his paintings farmers are invariably depicted as brawny yet noble tillers of the land
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Recent Examples of tiller
The course that tiller charts or who will be steering it in a few months’ time remains the subject of intense speculation.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Adams, meanwhile, may be fatally unpopular, damaged by both public corruption charges, dropped by President Donald Trump in what many Democrats saw as deeper corruption; and by a perception that his hand is not firmly on the tiller.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
India emerges as an example of the downside of tiller reforms’ incrementalism.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
There’s no reason everyone in the neighborhood has to have their own tiller or chipper.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Adams, meanwhile, may be fatally unpopular, damaged by both public corruption charges, dropped by President Donald Trump in what many Democrats saw as deeper corruption; and by a perception that his hand is not firmly on the tiller.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
India emerges as an example of the downside of tiller reforms’ incrementalism.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
There’s no reason everyone in the neighborhood has to have their own tiller or chipper.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiller
Noun
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A couple-hundred miles east and 180 years earlier, in 1795, an Ontario farmer named John McIntosh came upon a couple dozen apple trees while clearing brush on his property.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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This spring, a second-generation strawberry farmer in California stood in his fields with two generations of farmers by his side.—
Ivanka Trump,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The role re-designer This confidence cultivator helps employees navigate new career paths without steering away from their sense of purpose.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Legacy cultivators often use heritage brands to root themselves in cannabis history and culture.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Tiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiller. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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