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planter Definition

planter (plantər)

noun

  1. ☆ the owner of a plantation
  2. a person or machine that plants
  3. a container, usually decorative, for potted or unpotted house plants
  4. Archaic a colonist or pioneer

planter Synonyms

planter

n.

rancher, agriculturist, cultivator; see farmer.

planter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • raise: I built a deck in front of the French windows which is bordered on two sides with raised wood planters.
  • become: He then went to Malaya to become a rubber planter on the Highlands Estate in Klang.
  • include: Mark on all dimensions of the garden including all planters.
  • make: In front of the living room window is a planter made from railroad sleeps.
  • use: Jim used a bulb planter to remove a plug of soil, which made for very easy planting of the strawberries.
  • have: According to research conducted by Dynamic Design, the average household today has 4.2 planters.

Adjective modifier

  • wealthy: Early work at Trengwainton was by Rose Price, the son of a wealthy West Indian sugar planter.
  • West: They were popular with officers from the slave ships and with West Indian planters and merchants who returned from the colonies.
  • Indian: They were popular with officers from the slave ships and with West Indian planters and merchants who returned from the colonies.
  • wooden: We would like to fill some wooden planters with Summer plants and bulbs to brighten up our After School Club garden.
  • French: It was originally settled by French planters who imported labor from southern India to work the plantations.

Modifies a noun

  • box: Adding western red cedar planter boxes at select locations can create focal points.
  • class: They came armed to challenge the power of the white planter class, hoping to precipitate a general rebellion throughout the island.

Noun used with modifier

  • terracotta: They are complemented by a colorful and varied selection of terracotta planters pots, umbrella pots, vases and urns.
  • patio: Here were lots of plants growing out of the ground instead of in a few patio planters.
  • church: In addition, we blessed 83 new church planters, who aim to plant 62 new churches in the next 12 months.
  • bulb: Jim used a bulb planter to remove a plug of soil, which made for very easy planting of the strawberries.
  • rubber: Their father, a rubber planter, stayed behind with the volunteers.
  • tea: Janet Gleeson was born in Sri Lanka, where her father was a tea planter.

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