planter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Proto-West Germanic *plantu Old English plante Middle English plante English plant Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English planter From plant + -er.
Meanings
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One who plants something.
De Rocco, the compulsive rose planter, had surreptitiously placed the rose there.
2014, Andrea di Robilant, Chasing the Rose: An Adventure in the Venetian Countryside:She didn't use any magic truth serums, nor did she suggest hypnotherapy, but barring this, she personified the greatest enemy of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation — an evil planter of false memories.
2002, Jill Christman, Darkroom: A Family Exposure, page 100:Chelmsford station is looking smarter after the local Community Rail Partnership and Rotary Club members installed 12 large planters on the platforms.
2023 February 8, “Network News: News in Brief: Planters at Chelmsford”, in RAIL, number 976, page 20:
- (historical) One who plants something. ▸ Any of the early English or Scottish settlers who were given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I.
- One who plants something. ▸ Any member of a similar landed class of (often wealthy) farm owners elsewhere, such as plantation owners whose lands are worked by farm workers, wage slaves, or slaves.
- A box or pot for plants to be planted in, usually large and standing on the floor.
- A machine for planting seeds or transplants.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| planters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
planter box · planterly · planterful · church planter · plantership · planter's wart
Translations (28)
sv såningsman (person operating a planter) · bg сеялка (machine) · fr planteur (owner of a plantation) · fi plantaasinomistaja (owner of a plantation) · az dibçək (box or pot) · sv balkonglåda (box or pot) · bg кашпа (box or pot) · fi istuttaja (machine) · sv utomhuskruka (box or pot) · pl plantator (owner of a plantation) · de Pflanzer (owner of a plantation) · sv såmaskin (machine) · sv kolonist (early English settler) · fi kukkaruukku (box or pot) · sv plantageägare (owner of a plantation) · he עָצִיץ (box or pot) · bg плантатор (owner of a plantation) · tr saksı (box or pot) · fi kukkalaatikko (box or pot) · fr pot de fleur (box or pot) · sv golvkruka (box or pot) · sv nyodlare (early English settler) · sv blomkruka (box or pot) · hi प्लैंटर (owner of a plantation) · sv blomlåda (box or pot) · sv bosättare (early English settler) · fr jardinière (box or pot) · sv planteringslåda (box or pot)