US /ˈplæntə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #33540

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a decorative pot for house plants

    The planter hired workers for the sugar estate.

  2. 2
    noun

    the owner or manager of a plantation

    The planter hired workers for the sugar estate.

  3. 3
    noun

    a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground

    The planter hired workers for the sugar estate.

  4. 4
    noun

    One who plants something.

    She didn't use any magic truth serums, nor did she suggest hypnotherapy, but barring this, she personified the greatest enemy of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation — an evil planter of false memories.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the owner or manager of a... plantation owner
Word family
Derived forms planterfulplanterlyplantership

Etymology

From plant + -er.

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