planter
Americannoun
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a person who plants.
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an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.
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the owner or manager of a plantation.
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History/Historical. a colonist or new settler.
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a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.
noun
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the owner or manager of a plantation
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a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground
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a colonizer or settler
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a decorative pot or stand for house plants
Etymology
Origin of planter
First recorded in 1350–1400, planter is from the Middle English word plaunter. See plant, -er 1
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Kelly Garrett, who farms 9,000 acres in western Iowa, said his corn-seed usage with a variable-rate planter dropped to 29,000 seeds an acre from 34,000 seeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As a pure planter, the company is expected to benefit from any rise in crude palm oil prices, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
“I was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,” she later told PEOPLE.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
She created the very popular Egg planter and was at the company for three years before she was let go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
All the way back to Papa’s corn planter I was feeling terrible.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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