cultivator

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkʌltəˌveɪtər/ UK /ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person or tool that cultivates land, plants, or crops

The cultivator prepared the field for spring planting.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person or tool that... farmer grower tiller

Word family

Forms cultivators

Related forms cultivate cultivation agriculture

Etymology

From cultivate + -or, ultimately from Latin cultivare ('to till, cultivate').

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