as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
the planters are too busy around harvest time to pay the tourists much mind
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Recent Examples of planter
When animals dug up some of the plants outside his home, Carney converted some old bathtubs into makeshift planters and dotted them around his property.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
The four-mile long island was used in the 1700s as a summer refuge for wealthy rice planters escaping malaria.
—Lyn Riddle, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Secondhand ceramics—including mugs, cups, gravy boats, creamers, and crocks—can be given new life as things like planters, cotton-ball bathroom storage, business card holders, pencil cups, or just a spot to drop your loose change.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
The four-mile long island was used in the 1700s as a summer refuge for wealthy rice planters escaping malaria.
—Lyn Riddle, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Secondhand ceramics—including mugs, cups, gravy boats, creamers, and crocks—can be given new life as things like planters, cotton-ball bathroom storage, business card holders, pencil cups, or just a spot to drop your loose change.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planter
farmer
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And businesses from Australian wine makers to Norwegian salmon farmers have been frozen out of the massive China market in recent years when their governments fell foul of Beijing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Did Daylight Saving Time start because of farmers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Planter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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