noun

planter

planter, plantation owner

She bought a ceramic planter for her flowers.

She bought a ceramic planter for her flowers.

He was a wealthy sugar planter.

He was a wealthy sugar planter.

a/the ((adjective)) planter a container for plants. I need a bigger planter for this fern.

a/the ((adjective)) planter a person who owns a plantation. He was a wealthy cotton planter.

Synonyms: (container) pot, container; (person) farmer, grower

From 'plant' plus the suffix '-er', which denotes a person or thing that performs an action.

A plant-er is either a p-er-son who plants or a contain-er for plants.

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