planter
[ plan-ter, plahn- ]
/ ˈplæn tər, ˈplɑn- /
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.
RELATED CONTENT
RELATED WORDS
spurious, phony, fraudulent, fictitious, bogus, forged, false, copied, laborer, sharecropper, colonist, pilgrim, immigrant, rancher, peasant, producer, grower, plant, brummagem, affected
Nearby words
- plantar quadrate muscle,
- plantar reflex,
- plantar wart,
- plantation,
- plante,
- planter's punch,
- planthopper,
- plantigrade,
- plantin,
- plantin, christophe
Origin of planter
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for planter
planter
/ (ˈplɑːntə) /
noun
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
planter
"one who sows seeds," late 14c., agent noun from plant (v.). Mechanical sense by 1850. Meaning "proprietor of a cultivated estate in West Indies or southern colonies of North America" is from 1640s, hence planter's punch (1924). Meaning "a pot for growing plants" recorded by 1959.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper