planter
Americannoun
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a person who plants.
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an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.
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the owner or manager of a plantation.
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History/Historical. a colonist or new settler.
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a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.
noun
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the owner or manager of a plantation
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a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground
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a colonizer or settler
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a decorative pot or stand for house plants
Etymology
Origin of planter
First recorded in 1350–1400, planter is from the Middle English word plaunter. See plant, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
As a pure planter, the company is expected to benefit from any rise in crude palm oil prices, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
“I was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,” she later told PEOPLE.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
Brought over by the British, the game is mentioned in the diaries of the politician and planter William Bird III in 1704.
From BBC • May 29, 2024
His father, Peter Jefferson, was a well-to-do planter and his mother, Jane Randolph, came from another large, prominent Virginia family.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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