cultivator
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- noun
- /ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtər/
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cultivador
- Although initiation dates of the thrice-yearly cycle vary among producers, most cultivators plant fields during May, September, and January.
- peasant cultivators
- small cultivators
- subsistence cultivators
Imagine four or five cultivators each taking one row of a field.
- Imagine four or five cultivators each taking one row of a field.
Examples
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The people are cultivators who follow a division of labor typical of many other West African communities.
Academic text (1993) -
Virtually all cultivators of corn are subsistence farmers who grow two or three crops a year.
Academic text (1994) -
Imagine four or five cultivators each taking one row of a field.
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Agriculture has profound effects on the crop as well as on the cultivator.
Academic text (2001) -
Jacques' family are cultivators, and every year it has become harder for them to make a living.
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Depending on prevailing wage rates and the urgency of the cultivator's demand, a daily wage is negotiated.
Academic text (2004) -
The rice cultivators of Alaotra, Madagascar, resist changes in time-work experience initiated by the green revolution.
Academic text (1994) -
Seu Savio and his family were very active jute cultivators and have been struggling to satisfy their household needs since its demise.
Academic text (2002) -
The cultivator carefully prepared the soil before planting the seeds.
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Many small-scale cultivators rely on traditional methods to grow organic vegetables.
Synonyms
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A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
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A person who cares for plants and lawns in a garden
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A person who raises plants or crops to sell
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A person who works on a farm doing physical tasks like planting and caring for animals
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A person who breaks and turns soil to prepare land for planting
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A person who grows and studies garden plants like flowers and vegetables
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A farmer who rents land from a landowner instead of owning it
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A person who studies or works in farming to grow crops
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A person who grows crops, often as a job
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A person who works in farming, often growing crops or raising animals
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A small farmer who grows and gathers food plants
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A person who works on a farm doing manual tasks like planting and harvesting
A person who grows plants or crops on land
A person who is good at growing and caring for plants
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Etymology
Cultivator comes from the Latin verb cultivare, which means 'to till' or 'to care for the soil' and shares the root with culture, so a cultivator is a person who grows and looks after crops, much like a farmer or gardener.