cultivator

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
    — Near-synonyms: scarifier, scuffler (not always precisely differentiated; dialectal usage has varied)
  2. A person who cultivates.; Someone who uses a cultivator (implement, device, or machine).
    — The cultivators were out among the row crops, keeping the weeds in check.
  3. A person who cultivates.; Someone who grows plants.
    — Near-synonyms: grower, planter, farmer
  4. A person who cultivates.; Someone who fosters something besides plants (such as human development or relationships). figuratively
    — She was a wonderful cultivator of potential in her direct reports.

词形变化

cultivators plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cultipacker cultivatorship
相关词
cultivation

词源

From cultivate + -or, partly after French cultivateur.
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