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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Proposed businesses, which include cultivators, retailers and testing facilities, have until March 14 to get their applications in.
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Torey Van Oot, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Selling her winter black truffles at $85 per ounce, Martin said her prices generally compete with Italian cultivators’.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
The plot eventually expanded to half an acre, aided by the addition of two rototillers, named Rosie and Victoria, and a field cultivator.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The company launched an indoor cultivator called the LG Tiiun in 2019, before following up with much more compact iterations.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2024
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Torey Van Oot, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Selling her winter black truffles at $85 per ounce, Martin said her prices generally compete with Italian cultivators’.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
The plot eventually expanded to half an acre, aided by the addition of two rototillers, named Rosie and Victoria, and a field cultivator.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The company launched an indoor cultivator called the LG Tiiun in 2019, before following up with much more compact iterations.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivator. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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