cultivator
cultivator noun: any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
Noun
cultivator (plural cultivators)
- Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
- Near-synonyms: scarifier, scuffler (not always precisely differentiated; dialectal usage has varied)
- As the crop gets bigger, the shank spacing on the cultivator will need to be adjusted accordingly.
- Someone who uses a cultivator (implement, device, or machine).
- The cultivators were out among the row crops, keeping the weeds in check.
- Someone who grows plants.
- Near-synonyms: grower, planter, farmer
- She was a devoted cultivator of roses and orchids.
- Someone who fosters something besides plants (such as human development or relationships).
- She was a wonderful cultivator of potential in her direct reports.
cultivator meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
cultivator in Hindi
- person who cultivates
- खेतिहर khetihar
- device used to loosen or stir the soil
- खेतिहर khetihar
cultivator in Tamil
- உழவர், உழுகருவி, பயிரிடுபவர், வேளாண் கருவி, வேளாளர், சிறுகலப்பை
cultivator in Urdu
- cultivator, landlord
- مستاجر mustājir
cultivator in Telugu
- person who cultivates
- కర్షకుడు karṣakuḍu
More languagesFewer languages
- cultivator in Malayalam
- കൃഷിക്കാരൻ, നിലം ഒരുക്കാനുളള യന്ത്രം, കൃഷിക്കുപയോഗിക്കുന്ന യന്ത്രം
- cultivator in Odia
- ହଳିଆ haḷiā, ଫାଳ phāḷa
- cultivator in Indonesian
- penanam
Examples of cultivator in a sentence
- The Cultivator, or Horse Hoe.—This is an instrument not as much known and used as it deserves and ought to be.1841, Jesse Buel, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the...
- Consider now the cultivators’ perspective.2005, C. A. Gregory, “Chapter III: Land as the supreme good”, in Savage Money: The Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange, Taylor...
Synonyms of cultivator
Forms of cultivator
| plural | cultivators |
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Origin of cultivator
From cultivate + -or, partly after French cultivateur.
Words formed from cultivator
Questions about cultivator
- What does cultivator mean?
- Cultivator means any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
- What is cultivator in Hindi?
- Cultivator in Hindi is खेतिहर (khetihar). See Cultivator meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use cultivator in a sentence?
- The Cultivator, or Horse Hoe.—This is an instrument not as much known and used as it deserves and ought to be.
- What part of speech is cultivator?
- Cultivator is a noun.
- What is the plural of cultivator?
- The plural of cultivator is cultivators.
Words near cultivator in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cultivator (page history and authors); cultivator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مستاجر (Urdu) (page history and authors); cultivator (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଫାଳ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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