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planter

[ plan-ter, plahn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who plants.
an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.
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.

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

Origin of planter¹

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

I can't imagine why she would choose to use a valuable, handmade dish as a planter.

The 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.

This planter comes in a set of two and both run 10 inches in diameter.

This planter comes as a set of two woven-rope natural cotton baskets, with a 20-inch handle for hanging.

There the bees were free to seek flowers in rooftop planters and elsewhere.

He was the son of a Cajun planter and had lived in the district he represented for most of his life.

“We want the ‘coffee shop’ to have a cannabis planter who supplies, similarly to a bar being furnished beer,” says Van der Ham.

Like all his hundred-odd slaves, Madison inherited Jennings from his father, a wealthy Southern planter.

Soon 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.

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.

The planter furnishes one buffalo and all the needed tools to care for each little place.

Until a few months ago, the boy has lived on a sugar plantation owned by a rich Tagal planter.

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