cultivator

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cultivator

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From cultivate + -or, partly after French cultivateur.

noun 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)

    Similar: grubber, scarifier, scuffler

  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

    Similar: 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.

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noun person who cultivates

한국어경작자 gyeongjakja
हिन्दीखेतिहर khetihar
Françaiscultivateur
Ελληνικάκαλλιεργητής kalliergitís
Românăcultivator
Русскийкультива́тор kulʹtivátor

noun device used to loosen or stir the soil

한국어경운기 gyeong'un'gi
हिन्दीखेतिहर khetihar
Françaismotoculteur
DeutschAckerfräse, Kultivator
Ελληνικάσκαλιστήρι skalistíri
Русскийкультива́тор kulʹtivátor

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@misc{cultivator_2026,
  title = {cultivator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cultivator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}