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Cultivator

Cŭl'ti-vā'tor, n.

noun

n. [It. cultivatore, coltivatore, Sp. & Pg. cultivador, Pr. coltivador, cultivaire, Fr. cultivateur.]

  1. One who cultivates; one who tills; as, a cultivator of the soil.
  2. One who labors to educate, refine, or ameliorate; as, a cultivator of the mind, or of good manners.
  3. One who pursues, cherishes, or promotes. “Cultivators of astronomy.” W'neill.
  4. An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, designed to loosen the surface of the earth. It is sometimes in the form of a small harrow.

Cŭlt'ūr-ist, n.

noun

n. A cultivator. [Rare.]