cultivator

[kuhl-tuh-vey-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that cultivates.

2. an implement drawn between rows of growing plants to loosen the earth and destroy weeds.

cultivator

/ ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtə /

noun

1. a farm implement equipped with shovels, blades, etc, used to break up soil and remove weeds

2. a person or thing that cultivates

3. a person who grows, tends, or improves plants or crops

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultivator¹

First recorded in 1655–65; cultivate + -or ²

Example Sentences

But they say that, to have a meaningful effect, raids need to be accompanied by policy changes that address the narrow profit margin for legal cultivators and the minor penalties for illegal ones.

From Los Angeles Times

Next to it, a smart cultivator from Stout Industrial displayed its use of AI vision and mechanical blades to remove weeds from around the crops.

From Los Angeles Times

As a visitor might quickly discover, smaller cultivators are favored over industrial-size farms here, and the county tourism commission actively courts the budding canna-tourism market.

From Los Angeles Times

But accreditation is voluntary for cultivators supplying dispensaries.

From Los Angeles Times

Traditional home cultivators have long prized citrus-heavy cannabis strains for offering users a more easeful psychological experience, resulting in many well-known methods of citric infusions through water and soil titration.

From Salon

Related Words

• grower 
• laborer 
• peasant 
• producer 
• rancher 

When To Use

What does cultivator mean?

A cultivator is a farming or gardening tool that breaks up soil and removes weeds in rows where plants are growing or will be grown.It can also mean a person who grows crops. In both of these senses, a close synonym is the word tiller.More generally, cultivator can refer to someone or something that cultivates (grows or develops things). Cultivate is commonly used literally to refer to growing crops or other plants but can also be used figuratively, such as to refer to growing an abstract thing such as a business or a friendship. A cultivator can refer to someone who develops something like this.Example: My garden has become pretty big, so I decided to invest in a cultivator to make planting easier.