planter
Americannoun
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a person who plants.
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an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.
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the owner or manager of a plantation.
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History/Historical. a colonist or new settler.
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a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.
noun
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the owner or manager of a plantation
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a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground
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a colonizer or settler
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a decorative pot or stand for house plants
Etymology
Origin of planter
First recorded in 1350–1400, planter is from the Middle English word plaunter. See plant, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Planter boxes on wheels can move greenery or flowers anywhere on site.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
Planter boxes filled with microbially rich soil could be introduced at kindergartens, schools and, for example, hospitals, especially in densely built urban areas.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Fern Street Pottery Hanging Planter Hand-thrown in Indianola, in Kitsap County, this pretty stoneware planter with speckled glaze displays their favorite plants, succulents or air plants in the window.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
Planter boxes filled with the stumps of birch trees form a kind of stockade fence between the foyer and the dining room, where two big squares of artificial plants simulate a green wall.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
An America Planter, who had never seen Europe, was chosen by us to Command our Troops, and continued during the whole War.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
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