grower

/ˈɡrəʊə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡrəʊər/ (ame, ipa) · /-ō(ə)r -ōə/ (ame, mw)

grower — noun

  • growersingular
  • growersplural

1. a person or company whose business is raising plants, fruits, or vegetables in l

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person or company whose business is raising plants, fruits, or vegetables in large quantities and selling them for profit

例句

The apple grower rented a cold storage unit to keep his harvest fresh through the winter.

noun + crop name: apple grower / coffee grower / tobacco grower

Okafor built a successful business as a commercial grower of organic vegetables for local supermarkets.

commercial grower + of + [crop type]

同義詞
  • farmer

    broader term; a farmer may also raise animals, not just crops

  • cultivator

    more formal or technical; emphasises the act of preparing and working the soil

  • planter

    chiefly US; often used for large-scale growers of a single crop, e.g. cotton planter

反義詞
  • consumer

    growers produce what consumers buy

  • buyer

    growers sell; buyers purchase the harvested crops

文法句型

[crop name] + grower

grower + of + [crop]

用法筆記

The word is almost always paired with the name of the crop being grown (e.g. apple grower, coffee grower). Using grower alone without a preceding noun or of-phrase sounds incomplete in most contexts.

常見錯誤

❌He is a grower.
✅He is an apple grower.
💡'grower' by itself usually needs a crop name or 'of + crop' to sound complete.
❌The farmer is a wheat grower.' (redundant)
✅The wheat grower uses modern equipment.
💡'farmer' and 'grower' overlap; pick one.

2. a particular plant or type of plant that develops in a specific manner, especial

2.名詞B2
釋義

a particular plant or type of plant that develops in a specific manner, especially in terms of speed or strength of growth

例句

The cherry tomato plant in Amir's garden is a fast grower, reaching full size in eight weeks.

adjective + grower: fast grower / slow grower / vigorous grower

Bamboo is one of the fastest growers among all plants on earth.

superlative: fastest grower / slowest grower

文法句型

[adjective] + grower

用法筆記

Nearly always occurs with an adjective of speed (fast, slow, vigorous, rapid) or a superlative (fastest, slowest). Cannot be used without a modifier in this sense — 'This plant is a grower' would be understood as sense 1 if read as a person.

常見錯誤

❌This plant is a grower.' (unclear)
✅This plant is a fast grower.
💡the modifier is essential to make sense 2 clear.
❌This tree is a quick grower.
✅This tree is a fast grower.
💡'quick' is not idiomatic with 'grower'; 'fast' is the standard collocation.