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cultivators

cultivators is the plural of cultivator.

Meaning of cultivator

Noun

cultivator (plural cultivators)

  1. 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)
  2. Someone who uses a cultivator (implement, device, or machine).
    • The cultivators were out among the row crops, keeping the weeds in check.
  3. Someone who grows plants.
    • Near-synonyms: grower, planter, farmer
    Synonyms:
    grower, planter, farmer
  4. (figuratively) Someone who fosters something besides plants (such as human development or relationships).
    • She was a wonderful cultivator of potential in her direct reports.

Questions about cultivators

What is cultivators the plural of?
Cultivators is the plural of cultivator.

Words near cultivators in the dictionary

  1. cultivation
  2. cultivation theory
  3. cultivational
  4. cultivations
  5. cultivator
  6. cultivators
  7. cultivatorship
  8. cultivatorships
  9. cultlike
  10. Culton
  11. Cultons

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