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planter

planter

3 2.3
A person who puts seeds or young trees into the ground for crops
  • noun
  • /ˈplæntər/
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  • During the spring, many planters work long hours to prepare the fields for the growing season.
  • corn planter
  • tree planter
  • seed planter

the in between guy has gone and leave. He is the tree planter.

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Examples

  • Once Newdigate had proven himself as a dedicated planter, they experimented with various grapes in hopes of developing a winemaking business.

    Academic text (2008)
  • To help rejuvenate the exhausted cotton lands, agricultural societies like the Hancock Planters' Club in Hancock County investigated the use of manure as fertilizer.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Planting depth was variable because the planter was a homemade job.

    Blog text (6)
  • BTW, I'm still a ground planter but have raised bed friends.

    Blog text (20)
  • When the company collapsed, DuBignon bought out his partners' interests in Jekyll and recreated himself as a cotton planter.

    Academic text (2007)
  • She was a constant gardener, A planter, A weeder, a cultivator of plants and people.

  • The farmer hired a skilled planter to ensure the seeds were planted at the right depth.

  • As a professional planter, he travels to various farms to help with seedling installations.

Synonyms

farmer
vsplanter
898 1.0

A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm

is the single job of physically placing seedlings or seeds
gardener
vsplanter
150 1.0

A person who cares for plants and lawns in a garden

performs outdoor planting specifically in agricultural rather than ornamental plots
grower
vsplanter
87 2.6

A person who raises plants or crops to sell

specializes in the single task of placing seeds or seedlings
farmworker
vsplanter
5 1.6

A person who works on a farm doing physical tasks like planting and caring for animals

is limited to the planting task rather than many labour duties
sower
vsplanter
3 5.4

A person who spreads seeds on the ground to grow crops

focuses on placing seeds or seedlings carefully for growth
raiser
vsplanter
1 4.1

A person who grows crops, often as a job

carries out the narrower planting activity within that production
agriculturalist
vsplanter
1 7.4

A person who studies or works in farming to grow crops

focuses on hands-on field planting rather than wider specialist roles
orchardist
vsplanter
1 6.3

A person who grows fruit trees for a living

does straight planting work, not the long term orchard management role
cultivator
vsplanter
1 4.0

A person who prepares and looks after land to grow crops or plants

does the hands-on planting work rather than broader cultivation planning
fruit grower
vsplanter
1 2.5

A person or business that grows fruit to sell

carries out general planting across crop types rather than fruit only
nurseryman
vsplanter
1 7.4

A man who grows and cares for plants to sell

focuses on planting work in fields rather than nursery commerce
1 3.2

A person who works on a farm doing manual tasks like planting and harvesting

does the specific planting job rather than many different farm chores
cropper
vsplanter
1 7.5

A small farmer who grows and gathers food plants

focuses solely on the act of placing seeds or seedlings in soil
tree farmer
vsplanter
1 3.4

A person who grows and cares for trees to sell or protect nature

is about planting seeds or seedlings across agricultural land more broadly
nurser
vsplanter
7.9

A person who grows and cares for young plants for sale

works in the field planting rather than mainly tending young stock
propagator
vsplanter
  • Specialized
7.7

A person who grows new plants in a greenhouse or nursery

operates mainly outdoors planting directly into soil rather than in control
plantsman
vsplanter
8.8

A person who is good at growing and caring for plants

performs the specific act of setting plants into the ground
plantswoman
vsplanter
8.9

A woman who knows a lot about growing plants and loves doing it

does the practical task of placing plants or seeds outdoors
nickel nurser
vsplanter
9.9

A person who grows young plants, especially rare kinds

is more about general planting tasks in wider agricultural settings
culturist
vsplanter
6.0

A person who grows plants or crops on land

is the narrower job of setting plants or seeds in soil
grainer
vsplanter
5.7

A person who grows or sells grain like wheat

focuses on planting activity across crops rather than grain trade specifics

How Skilled

horticulturist
  • Specialized
4 7.8
nurseryman
1 7.4
planter
3 2.3
farm worker
25 1.1
assistant
833 1.0

Surface Forms

planter singular
planters plural

Morphology

planter = plant (transparent) = plant + er

Clear agentive formation from the verb 'plant' indicating 'one who plants'; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Planter comes from plant plus the ending -er, where -er means 'one who'. So a planter is literally 'one who plants', which is why the word names a worker whose job is to put seeds or young plants into the ground.