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PLANTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A decorative pot for house plants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("planter" is a kind of...):
flowerpot; pot (a container in which plants are cultivated)
Derivation:
plant (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The owner or manager of a plantation
Synonyms:
plantation owner; planter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("planter" is a kind of...):
farmer; granger; husbandman; sodbuster (a person who operates a farm)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("planter" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)