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/ˈplæntər/ · plan.ter
noun
- One who plants something. The farmer was a skilled planter, able to sow seeds with precision.
- A box or pot for plants, usually large and standing on the floor. The planter on the porch held a beautiful fern.
- Any of the early English settlers, given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I. The planter's descendants still lived on the land their ancestors had settled.
Did you know? The term 'planter' has a complex history, reflecting the complex relationships between English and Irish settlers in 16th-century Ireland.