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cultivator
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cul·ti·va·tor  (klt-vtr)
n.
1. One who cultivates: an inveterate cultivator of beautiful gardens; a cultivator of valuable corporate contacts.
2. An implement or machine for loosening the soil and destroying weeds around growing plants.

cultivator [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a farm implement equipped with shovels, blades, etc., used to break up soil and remove weeds
2. a person or thing that cultivates
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a person who grows, tends, or improves plants or crops
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cultivator - someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soilcultivator - someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
fruit grower - someone who grows fruit commercially
viticulturist - a cultivator of grape vine
2.cultivator - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
farm machine - a machine used in farming
harrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Translations
cultivator [ˈkʌltɪveitəʳ] N
1. (= person) → cultivador(a) m/f
2. (= machine) → cultivadora f
cultivator [ˈkʌltɪveɪtər] n
(= tool) → cultivateur m
(= machine) → motoculteur m
(= person) → cultivateur/trice m/f
cultivator
n
(= machine)Kultivator m, → Grubber m
(= person) a cultivator of the soil/of new friendshipsjemand, der den Boden bebaut/neue Freundschaften pflegt
cultivator [ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtəʳ] n
a. (machine) → coltivatore m
b. (person) → coltivatore/trice


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