seeder

[ see-der ]

noun

1. a person or thing that seeds.
2. any of various apparatus for sowing seeds in the ground, ranging from simple devices that deposit seed evenly over a plot of land to complex machines that prepare a hole in the earth, insert a seed or seeds at the proper depth, and cover the hole again.
3. a plant that produces many seeds, especially one grown mainly to produce seeds for growing other plants.
4. a device or utensil for removing seeds, as from grapefruit.
5. a device used to scatter particles of silver iodide, carbon dioxide, etc., in clouds to induce precipitation.

ˈseeder

/ ˈsiːdə /

noun

1. a person or thing that seeds
2. a device used to remove seeds, as from fruit, etc
3. any of various devices for sowing grass seed or grain on the surface of the ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of seeder¹

before 950; Middle English sedere, Old English sǣdere. See seed, -er ¹

Example Sentences

It reportedly started with two combine harvesters worth $300,000 each, a tractor, and a seeder, until troops hauled away all 27 pieces of equipment.

From The Verge

Pour about an inch of bird seeder on a plate, enough to roll your pine cone in.

From New York Times

Kershenbaum offers some otherworldly ideas, such as musing that “alien seeders” possibly gave us life — which would make us earthlings just an experiment conducted by a superior intelligence.

From New York Times

The freeze hurt mature onions whose bulbs were partly above ground and stressed others, forcing some onions to grow what is called a seeder at the center.

From New York Times

Precision seeders and fertilizer systems can be satellite guided to accuracy of an inch or less.

From New York Times