planter

American  

[plan-ter, plahn-] / ˈplæn tər, ˈplɑn- /

noun

1. a person who plants.

2. an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.

3. the owner or manager of a plantation.

4. History/Historical.  a colonist or new settler.

5. a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.

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planter British  

/ ˈplɑːntə /

noun

1. the owner or manager of a plantation

2. a machine designed for rapid, uniform, and efficient planting of seeds in the ground

3. a colonizer or settler

4. a decorative pot or stand for house plants

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Etymology

Origin of planter

First recorded in 1350–1400, planter is from the Middle English word plaunter. See plant, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Businesses have installed planters and other noisemaking devices to make staying in front of a storefront inconvenient.

From Los Angeles Times

That opened the door to a boom in cotton production, but many more workers would be needed to harvest the crop—a need that planters filled with a massive expansion of slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the covered outdoor corridors, Irhil and the other families have appropriated the space, setting up planters on ledges, a dish-washing station in a classroom sink, and clotheslines between the columns.

From Barron's

It favors planters with significant Malaysian upstream operations, as they benefit from strong sensitivity to crude palm oil prices, while facing limited risk of land confiscation.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of their “light touch” moves included removing planters in the sunken garden area out front so more people can eventually sit out there once the planned restaurant goes in, Herzog said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• grower
• laborer
• peasant
• producer
• rancher