cultivator
cultivator Lexical Profile
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• noun
A mechanical implement or garden tool designed for breaking up the soil and removing weeds around growing plants.
"The farmer attached the heavy-duty cultivator to the back of the tractor to aerate the topsoil before planting."
A person who prepares land and grows crops, plants, or other agricultural products.
"Every local cultivator in the valley relies on the seasonal rains to sustain the summer harvest."
A person who promotes, nurtures, or encourages the development of a skill, relationship, art, or quality.
"Throughout her career as a university dean, she was a tireless cultivator of young academic talent."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-17th century from the verb 'cultivate' plus the agent suffix '-or', ultimately deriving from Medieval Latin cultivatus ('tilled'), from Latin cultus, the past participle of colere ('to till, inhabit, or care for').