cultivator
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cul·ti·va·tor
(kŭl′tə-vā′tər)n.
1. One who cultivates: an inveterate cultivator of beautiful gardens; a cultivator of valuable corporate contacts.
2. An implement or machine for loosening the soil and destroying weeds around growing plants.
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cultivator
(ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtə)n
1. (Agriculture) a farm implement equipped with shovels, blades, etc, used to break up soil and remove weeds
2. a person or thing that cultivates
3. (Agriculture) a person who grows, tends, or improves plants or crops
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cul•ti•va•tor
(ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tər)n.
1. a person or thing that cultivates.
2. an implement drawn between rows of growing plants to loosen the earth and destroy weeds.
[1655–65]
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Cultivator
A plow intended to be used for cultivation.
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| Noun | 1. |  cultivator - someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soilfruit grower - someone who grows fruit commercially viticulturist - a cultivator of grape vine |
| 2. | cultivator - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) farm machine - a machine used in farming harrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil |
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Translations
آلة حِراثَه
kultivátor
kultivator
chiselmotoculteur
talajmegmunkáló gép
jarîvinnsluvél
kultivátor
saban veya pulluk
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cultivator
[ˈkʌltɪveɪtər] n (= tool) → cultivateur m
(= machine) → motoculteur m
(= person) → cultivateur/trice m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cultivator
n
(= person) a cultivator of the soil/of new friendships → jemand, der den Boden bebaut/neue Freundschaften pflegt
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cultivate
(ˈkaltiveit) verb1. to prepare (land) for crops.
2. to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc). He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.
ˈcultivated adjective1. (of fields etc) prepared for crops; used for growing crops. cultivated land.
2. grown in a garden etc; not wild. a cultivated variety of raspberries.
3. having good manners; educated. a cultivated young lady; He has cultivated tastes in music.
ˌcultiˈvation nounˈcultivator noun
a tool or machine for breaking up ground and removing weeds.
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