English Explanatory Dictionary

cultivator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
  2. A person who cultivates.
  3. Someone who uses a cultivator (implement, device, or machine).
  4. Someone who grows plants.
  5. Someone who fosters something besides plants (such as human development or relationships).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cultivator cultivators

Etymology

From cultivate + -or, partly after French cultivateur.

Synonyms

grubber scarifier scuffler grower planter farmer

Related words

cultivation

Derived words

cultipacker cultivatorship

Translations

Akkadian: 𒇽𒀳𒇲 Finnish: viljelijä French: cultivateur Greek: καλλιεργητής Hindi: खेतिहर Indonesian: penanam Korean: 경작자 Polish: kultywator Polish: kultywatorka Romanian: cultivator Russian: культива́тор Swedish: odlare Telugu: కర్షకుడు
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