as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen
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Recent Examples of cultivator
Until the 1980s, Ankara remained faithful to a policy of import substitution as a means to strengthen domestic manufacturers and cultivators.
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Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
Product displays by cultivator or processor (empty packaging/no cannabis) inside the dispensary, not visible from the exterior of the building.
—Dispatch Staff, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
Smaller cannabis cultivators, rather than chains, may be the best place to start.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
It’s engendered animosity from magic mushroom cultivators, some of whom celebrated the Diamond Shruumz debacle.
—Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
Product displays by cultivator or processor (empty packaging/no cannabis) inside the dispensary, not visible from the exterior of the building.
—Dispatch Staff, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
Smaller cannabis cultivators, rather than chains, may be the best place to start.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
It’s engendered animosity from magic mushroom cultivators, some of whom celebrated the Diamond Shruumz debacle.
—Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivator. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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