cultivator

/ˈkʌltɪveɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌltɪveɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-tər How to pronounce cultivator (audio)/ (ame, mw)

cultivator — noun

1. someone who works the land to raise crops, especially by preparing fields and ca

1.名詞C2
釋義

someone who works the land to raise crops, especially by preparing fields and caring for the plants growing there.

例句

As a rice cultivator, Nora checks the young plants every evening after dinner.

rice cultivator

Several tea cultivators from the valley came to market with fresh leaves.

tea cultivators

同義詞
  • farmer

    the everyday general word; it can include raising animals as well as crops

  • grower

    often used when the focus is on a particular crop or produce

  • smallholder

    specifies a person working a very small farm, often with family labour

文法句型

a cultivator

[crop] cultivator

用法筆記

Usually refers to someone actively working farmland, especially in formal writing, reports, or discussions of land use. In everyday speech, 'farmer' is more common and less technical.

常見錯誤

❌I bought potatoes from a cultivator machine at the market.
✅I bought potatoes from a cultivator at the market.
💡in this sense, 'cultivator' names the person growing the crop, not the machine.

2. a farm machine that loosens the top layer of soil and cuts weeds between rows of

2.名詞C2
釋義

a farm machine that loosens the top layer of soil and cuts weeds between rows of growing crops.

例句

Devika steered the cultivator slowly between the corn rows after the rain.

steer a cultivator between rows

The old cultivator shook hard when one metal tooth hit a stone.

cultivator tooth

同義詞
  • tiller

    often used for a smaller machine or one used in gardens, though the jobs overlap

  • rotary hoe

    a more specific machine whose turning parts break soil and control weeds

文法句型

a cultivator

with a cultivator

用法筆記

Most often refers to a machine used after planting to work the soil between rows. Distinguish it from sense 1 by nearby words such as engine, metal tooth, row, or weeds.

常見錯誤

❌The cultivator carried the apples back to town.
✅The farmer loaded the apples onto a trailer.
💡a cultivator loosens soil and removes weeds; it is not used for carrying crops.