[syn: cultivator, tiller]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cultivator \Cul"ti*va`tor\ (k?l"t?-v?`t?r), n. [Cf. F.
cultivateur.]
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1. One who cultivates; as, a cultivator of the soil; a
cultivator of literature. --Whewell.
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2. An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing
crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the
weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares,
drawn by a horse and by handles.
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Note: In a broader signification it includes any complex
implement for pulverizing or stirring the surface of
the soil, as harrows, grubbers, horse hoes, etc.
[1913 Webster] Cultrate
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cultivator
n 1: someone concerned with the science or art or business of
cultivating the soil [syn: agriculturist,
agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser]
2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil
(for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
[syn: cultivator, tiller]