Antonyms for planter

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : plan-ter, plahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈplæn tər, ˈplɑn-

Definition of planter

Origin : "one who sows seeds," late 14c., agent noun from plant (v.). Mechanical sense by 1850. Meaning "proprietor of a cultivated estate in West Indies or southern colonies of North America" is from 1640s, hence planter's punch (1924). Meaning "a pot for growing plants" recorded by 1959.

As in wooden : adj made of timber
As in lupine : adj wolflike
As in suppositious : adj counterfeit
As in supposititious : adj counterfeit
As in counterfeit : adj fake, simulated
As in peasant : noun farmer
As in settler : noun colonizer
As in farmer : noun person who produces crops, raises animals

Example sentences :

His torch will be at the threshold and his knife at the throat of the planter.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Sir, every Southern planter is not more truly a slave-holder than Abraham.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

Every Southern planter may have his slave-household baptized.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

God has thus given to the Southern planter an absolute monopoly.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

The planter's life did not long satisfy him and finally he became a priest.
Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne

How can a planter sell the cotton which he has picked, when there are no buyers at the moment?
Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

The first has to do with the raw cotton, as it goes from planter to mill.
Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous

That flight of fancy is flung off by the Planter simply as furnishin' 'atmosphere.'
Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis

As elsewhere the advances are supplied by the planter or some merchant.
Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey

The planter must decide for himself which of the two methods he will pursue.
Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs

Synonyms for planter

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