1
b
: a planting machine or implement
2
: one who settles or founds a place and especially a new colony
3
: a container in which ornamental plants are grown
Examples of planter in a Sentence
She bought a planter to put on their deck.
a wealthy South American planter
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Continue to feed flower beds and planters to encourage growth and repeat blooms.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
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The World’s Most Expensive Planters Beloved by Bernard Arnault and King Louis XIV, the original Versailles planters are coming to America.
—Air Mail, 19 July 2025
Zane and Danielle Fiala, owners of a bottle shop and wine lounge featuring craft beer, specialty foods, and wine in Old Town, also received funding to fix awnings and planters for their store.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
On a block of otherwise colorful façades, this contemporary, three-story building is distinct: designed by the architect Pablo Pérez Palacios, the entrance is marked by teca-wood panels and planters overflowing with jasmine.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
On Books Tim Bouverie On Wagner and the Creation of the Ring
by Michael Downes
Read On
A Golden Thumb
The World’s Most Expensive Planters Beloved by Bernard Arnault and King Louis XIV, the original Versailles planters are coming to America.
—Air Mail, 19 July 2025
Zane and Danielle Fiala, owners of a bottle shop and wine lounge featuring craft beer, specialty foods, and wine in Old Town, also received funding to fix awnings and planters for their store.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
On a block of otherwise colorful façades, this contemporary, three-story building is distinct: designed by the architect Pablo Pérez Palacios, the entrance is marked by teca-wood panels and planters overflowing with jasmine.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
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“Planter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planter. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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planter
noun
plant·er
ˈplant-ər 
1
: one that plants or cultivates
a mechanical corn planter
especially
: a person who owns or operates a plantation
2
: a container in which ornamental plants are grown
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