sower
Americannoun
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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.
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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."
Etymology
Origin of sower
Example Sentences
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Gill explains that in Mark chapter 4, the English text reads: "A sower went out to sow."
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022
And when he violates her trust, she transforms into a sower of chaos.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022
"The sower of the wind, as they say, will reap the storm."
From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022
“Traitor” banners posted on OU’s seed sower statue and at the front of the stadium hours after Lincoln Riley leaves #Sooners for USC job.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2021
He sends studies for paintings to Émile Bernard: haystacks, fishing boats, a row of cottages, a sower with the setting sun, a harvest scene, and washerwomen at a canal with a bridge.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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