as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
in his paintings farmers are invariably depicted as brawny yet noble tillers of the land
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The aging tiller takes pride in that fact as well as his work.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
That rod moves a connected tiller in the rear, which in turn swivels the motor/prop pod to the left or right.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
That rod moves a connected tiller in the rear, which in turn swivels the motor/prop pod to the left or right.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Tiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiller. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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