as in farmers
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 tillers
America has largely been out of tune regarding that refrain, but its greatest defenders of democracy and its tillers for a better world have not.
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Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillers
Noun
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Murray said Kansas’ next junior senator should focus on leveraging federal policy to drive down health care prices, support farmers, invest in schools and address the acute housing shortage.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Dec. 2025
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The 30-day festival originally kicked off in September because of farmers’ schedules.—
Bernadette Keith,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2026
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In nature, this process typically occurs via fire, whereas cultivators often use acid or physical scarring.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Tillers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillers. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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