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 aging tiller takes pride in that fact as well as his work.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
That rod moves a connected tiller in the rear, which in turn swivels the motor/prop pod to the left or right.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
That rod moves a connected tiller in the rear, which in turn swivels the motor/prop pod to the left or right.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiller
Noun
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That's why the new trade agreements announced by the Trump administration this week are such a big deal for farmers and ranchers.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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In doing so, his aim is to bridge the gap between cocoa farmers and customers, working directly with producers to make a genuine impact in their communities.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements, The Denver Post’s analysis of enforcement data found.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court on Monday by cultivator and manufacturer Mammoth Farms, accuses the division of ignoring companies that are diverting legal weed to illicit markets in other states, and punishing whistleblowers who try to raise concerns.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Tiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiller. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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