planter

American  

[plan-ter, plahn-] / ˈplæn tər, ˈplɑn- /

noun

1. a person who plants.

2. an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.

3. the owner or manager of a plantation.

4. History/Historical. a colonist or new settler.

5. a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.

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planter British  

/ ˈplɑːntə /

noun

1. the owner or manager of a plantation

2. a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground

3. a colonizer or settler

4. a decorative pot or stand for house plants

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Etymology

Origin of planter

First recorded in 1350–1400, planter is from the Middle English word plaunter. See plant, -er ¹

Example Sentences

On the rooftop - a small garden with large potted palms - they locked the iron door and dragged the heavy planters across it.

From BBC

At the far end, I saw Papa hitching one of our mules to the corn planter.

From Literature

The name comes from an estate built on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the early years of the 18th century by Philemon Hemsley, a wealthy merchant and tobacco planter.

From The Wall Street Journal

A bunch of broken planter boxes hold sunflowers that reach for the sky.

From Literature

"I don't want my children to be planters like me," added Kone.

From Barron's

Related Words

• grower
• laborer
• peasant
• producer
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