planter
the owner or manager of a plantation.
History/Historical. a colonist or new settler.
a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.
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How to use planter in a sentence
I can't imagine why she would choose to use a valuable, handmade dish as a planter.
Miss Manners: Group gift has become solitary headache | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe hanging planters do not have a structured bottom, and because of this flexibility can hold pots of various sizes up to 10 inches in diameter.
These hanging planters bring life to your space | PopSci Commerce Team | October 8, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis planter comes in a set of two and both run 10 inches in diameter.
These hanging planters bring life to your space | PopSci Commerce Team | October 8, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis planter comes as a set of two woven-rope natural cotton baskets, with a 20-inch handle for hanging.
These hanging planters bring life to your space | PopSci Commerce Team | October 8, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThere the bees were free to seek flowers in rooftop planters and elsewhere.
Bumblebees may bite leaves to spur plant blooming | Susan Milius | July 2, 2020 | Science News For Students
He was the son of a Cajun planter and had lived in the district he represented for most of his life.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos | Jon Mooallem | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We want the ‘coffee shop’ to have a cannabis planter who supplies, similarly to a bar being furnished beer,” says Van der Ham.
Dutch May Ban Hash but Would Permit Dutch Cannabis Use To Continue | Nadette De Visser | March 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLike all his hundred-odd slaves, Madison inherited Jennings from his father, a wealthy Southern planter.
Must Reads: Madison’s Slaves, Pam Houston, and Alec Wilkinson | Eric Herschthal, Kevin Canfield, Nina MacLaughlin | February 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSoon the planter militia broke the slave line and the slaughter began.
Hamo in alluding to the early cultivation of tobacco by the colony, says, that John Rolfe was the pioneer tobacco planter.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.
And we will also settle and assure the particular rights and interests of every planter and adventurer.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The planter furnishes one buffalo and all the needed tools to care for each little place.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeUntil a few months ago, the boy has lived on a sugar plantation owned by a rich Tagal planter.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton Wade
British Dictionary definitions for planter
/ (ˈplɑːntə) /
the owner or manager of a plantation
a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground
a colonizer or settler
a decorative pot or stand for house plants
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