planter

[plan-ter, plahn-]

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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.

Origin of planter

First recorded in 1350–1400, planter is from the Middle English word plaunter. See plant, -er¹

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Related Words for planter

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Examples from the Web for planter

Contemporary Examples of planter

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
Like 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
Soon the planter militia broke the slave line and the slaughter began.
America's Forgotten Slave Revolt
Daniel Rasmussen
January 9, 2011

Historical Examples of planter

His torch will be at the threshold and his knife at the throat of the planter.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
Every Southern planter may have his slave-household baptized.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
Sir, every Southern planter is not more truly a slave-holder than Abraham.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
God has thus given to the Southern planter an absolute monopoly.
Slavery Ordained of God
Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
The planter's life did not long satisfy him and finally he became a priest.
Introductory American History
Henry Eldridge Bourne

British Dictionary definitions for planter

planter

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

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Word Origin and History for 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.