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seeder

seeder

4.6
A machine that plants crops evenly across a field
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːdər/
  • Specialized
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  • With the help of a seeder, we were able to sow seeds quickly during the planting season.

Examples

  • A modern seeder can efficiently plant seeds in neat rows across a large field.

  • One is the traditional pattern of planting in which the tractor-drawn seeder is driven back and forth along the field, up and down every row.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Shortly after immigration, Kleine Gemeinde farmers began purchasing hay mowers, reapers, seeder drills, threshing machines, and stationary steam engines.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Farmers use a seeder to ensure seeds are evenly distributed for better crop growth.

Synonyms

spreader
vsseeder
  • Specialized
4 4.2

A machine that scatters things like seed or fertilizer evenly over land

focuses only on sowing seeds for growing crops rather than many materials

Compounds

cloud seeder
  • Specialized
7.6

A person who adds tiny particles to clouds to make rain

Surface Forms

seeder singular
seeders plural

Morphology

seeder = seed (transparent) = seed + er

Clear instrument/agent formation from the verb 'seed' used in agriculture.

Etymology

Seeder comes from seed + -er, 'one who plants'. A farm seeder drops seeds evenly over the ground like a mechanical planter, which is why farmers call the machine a seeder.