grower
87
2.6
- noun
- /ˈɡroʊər/
:
agricultor
- And he's working constantly with the growers to help them improve the quality of their flour.
- citrus growers
- rice growers
- sunflower growers
They had to find a way to guarantee that growers would follow the rules.
- They had to find a way to guarantee that growers would follow the rules.
- My grandma was a huge papaya grower, yes.
Examples
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Many Norwegian salmon growers are beginning to worry about the future of the industry.
Academic text (1990) -
The fifth fisherman is also a rice grower and lives in the area.
Academic text (2013) -
My father was a grower.
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My grandma was a huge papaya grower, yes.
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We were visiting relatives, tea growers in Munnar.
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Water is critical in this agricultural system where growers produce a thirsty, tropical grain in a Mediterranean climate.
Academic text (2013) -
There were approximately 100,000 cotton growers in the state in the mid-1940s.
Academic text (1992) -
In 1997, these researchers offered growers seed from guayule plants selected for fast growth and high latex content.
Academic text (1999) -
The local grower supplies fresh vegetables to the farmers' market every week.
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As a professional grower, she specializes in organic herbs and spices.
Synonyms
898
1.0
A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
150
1.0
A person who cares for plants and lawns in a garden
9
2.0
A person who owns or works on a small farm to grow food
4
7.8
A person who grows and studies garden plants like flowers and vegetables
3
3.7
A farmer who rents land from a landowner instead of owning it
1
4.1
A person who grows crops, often as a job
1
7.4
A person who studies or works in farming to grow crops
1
6.3
A person who grows fruit trees for a living
1
4.0
A person who prepares and looks after land to grow crops or plants
1
6.1
A person who works in farming, often growing crops or raising animals
1
2.5
A person or business that grows fruit to sell
1
7.4
A man who grows and cares for plants to sell
1
3.4
A person who grows and cares for trees to sell or protect nature
1
7.5
A small farmer who grows and gathers food plants
A person who grows plants or crops on land
A person who grows and cares for young plants for sale
A person who is good at growing and caring for plants
A person who cares for grapevines in a vineyard
A person who grows grapes to make wine
A person who grows mushrooms for sale, often on a farm or in a greenhouse
A person who grows or sells grain like wheat
Compounds
How Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.5
- Specialized
14
3.3
1
2.5
87
2.6
898
1.0
150
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grower comes from the verb grow ('to become bigger' or 'to make plants larger') and the ending -er, meaning 'one who does something'. So a grower is someone who grows plants or crops, often as their job.