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
India emerges as an example of the downside of tiller reforms’ incrementalism.
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Tillers and Excavators Lawn restoration, garden bed expansion, or installing a new vegetable patch requires equipment that can dig deep, like tillers.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 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
The latter allows the control unit to seamlessly attach to the end of the tiller for the advantage of one-handed steering and speed control.
—New Atlas, 28 May 2025
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Tillers and Excavators Lawn restoration, garden bed expansion, or installing a new vegetable patch requires equipment that can dig deep, like tillers.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 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
The latter allows the control unit to seamlessly attach to the end of the tiller for the advantage of one-handed steering and speed control.
—New Atlas, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiller
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There’s a chef’s garden on site, and the club is not only contracting with local farmers but is in discussions to raise its own cattle just off property to source its meat.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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And even if California farmers started planting more olive trees this year, those trees wouldn't start producing olives for several years.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, cultivators can't get rid of weeds close to plants without damaging the vegetables.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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One of the most egregious examples resulted in the closure of Denver cultivator The Training Fields in 2022.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Tiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiller. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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