'Cultivator' definitions:
Definition of 'cultivator'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser]
noun
A farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator, tiller]
Definition of 'Cultivator'
From: GCIDE
- Cultivator \Cul"ti*va`tor\ (k?l"t?-v?`t?r), n. [Cf. F. cultivateur.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. One who cultivates; as, a cultivator of the soil; a cultivator of literature. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares, drawn by a horse and by handles. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In a broader signification it includes any complex implement for pulverizing or stirring the surface of the soil, as harrows, grubbers, horse hoes, etc. [1913 Webster] Cultrate