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cultivator

noun

ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tər

as in farmer

a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen

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Recent Examples of cultivator Taubel believes some of the supply problems have eased as early cultivator licensees' initial plants have fully grown and are cultivated. —

Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 In nature, this process typically occurs via fire, whereas cultivators often use acid or physical scarring. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026 However, cultivators can't get rid of weeds close to plants without damaging the vegetables. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026 The commission offers a range of license types, including cultivators, craft marijuana cooperatives, product manufacturers, retailers, research facilities, independent testing laboratories, transporters and microbusinesses. —

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farmer

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Some white farmers have indeed been killed, often during brutal armed robberies, but those cases account for less than one per cent of the country’s annual murder rate.

— Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026