Cultivator : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cultivator	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Cultivator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cultivator n someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil Synonym(s): agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) Synonym(s): cultivator, tiller
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cultivator \Cul"tiva`tor\ (k?l"t?-v?`t?r), n. [Cf. F. cultivateur.] 1. One who cultivates; as, a cultivator* of the soil; a cultivator of literature. --Whewell. 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. 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.