sower

[soh-er]

noun

1. a person, machine, or device that scatters seed over the earth for the purpose of growth.

   The plows went up and down the fields, the sowers plodding after them.

   This sower has a capacity of 6 bags of grass seed, ideal for use on small farms or golf courses.

2. a person who introduces or seeks to foster a certain attitude, feeling, condition, etc., in others.

   The Mayan god Tezcatlipoca, thought to incite wars, was called Necocyautl, meaning "sower of discord on both sides."

Word History and Origins

Origin of sower¹

sow ¹ ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

It will show more clearly what kind of global economic role China intends to play: dealmaker, or sower of chaos?

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Gill explains that in Mark chapter 4, the English text reads: "A sower went out to sow."

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And when he violates her trust, she transforms into a sower of chaos.

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Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based arm of the extremist group, issued a communique Saturday criticizing the Qataris for hosting a tournament “bringing immoral people, homosexuals, sowers of corruption and atheism.”

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"The sower of the wind, as they say, will reap the storm."

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