cultivator

noun

cul·​ti·​va·​tor ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tər How to pronounce cultivator (audio)
: one that cultivates
especially : an implement for loosening the soil while crops are growing

Examples of cultivator in a Sentence

encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen
Recent Examples on the Web Tools include pruning shears, a trowel, transplant trowel, hand fork, weeder, cultivator, and gardening gloves. Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024 Setting a tax rate on marijuana If passed, the measure would impose a 9% excise tax on the sale of cannabis, both when a consumer purchases the product and when a cultivator sells the product to a business. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 31 Jan. 2024 On the supply side, however, the price of marijuana has fallen as cultivators rapidly expanded a few years ago and ended up with a glut of supply. Aruni Soni, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023 The commission's decision to balk on renewing River Valley Relief's license came as it was set to approve it and the 52 other licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivators and processors. Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2023 By January 2022, LA had distributed 358 temporary social equity licenses to retailers, cultivators, manufacturers and distributors and is seeking to transform the temporary licenses into annual ones. Niklas Kouparanis, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 Regulators also plan to issue licenses for cultivators, processors, distributors and craft businesses that typically have five employees or fewer and can grow, process and sell their own products. Ashley Southall, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023 But the process of granting licenses to cultivators, processors, transporters, dispensers, and testing labs has now stalled twice. Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023 Editor’s picks Since 2020, cannabis prices decreased, and more cultivators entered the space to meet supply demand. Niklas Kouparanis, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cultivator was in 1661

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“Cultivator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivator. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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cultivator

noun
cul·​ti·​va·​tor ˈkəl-tə-ˌvāt-ər How to pronounce cultivator (audio)
: one that cultivates
especially : a tool or machine to loosen the soil while crops are growing

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