planter
/'plɑ:ntə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A decorative container for houseplants: A "planter" is a pot, box, or other receptacle, often decorative, designed for growing plants indoors or on patios.
- A person who sows seeds or sets seedlings in the ground: A "planter" is a worker or farmer whose job involves placing seeds or young plants into soil to grow.
- The owner or manager of a plantation: Historically and in certain agricultural contexts, a "planter" is a person who owns or operates a large estate (plantation) where crops like cotton, tobacco, or coffee are cultivated.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She bought a beautiful ceramic planter for her new succulent. (Referring to a decorative pot.)
- The planter worked from dawn to dusk sowing the rice fields. (Referring to a worker.)
- The 19th-century sugar planter owned vast lands in the Caribbean. (Referring to a plantation owner.)
Advanced Usage
- "Planter class": Refers historically to the social and economic class of wealthy plantation owners, especially in the antebellum southern United States.
- The planter class held significant political power in the region.
Variants and Related Words
- Plant (verb): To place a seed, bulb, or plant in the ground so it can grow.
- Plantation (noun): A large estate or farm, especially in a tropical or subtropical region, where crops are cultivated, historically using resident labor.
Synonyms
- Pot or flowerpot (for the container meaning).
- Sower or cultivator (for the worker meaning).
- Grower, estate owner, or agriculturalist (for the plantation owner meaning).
Related Phrases
- "Planter's punch": A type of alcoholic cocktail, historically associated with plantation owners.
- He ordered a refreshing planter's punch at the resort bar.
Noun
- a decorative pot for house plants
- a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
- the owner or manager of a plantation