tillers

noun

plural of tiller
as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it in his paintings farmers are invariably depicted as brawny yet noble tillers of the land

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Recent Examples of tillers All electric tillers use front-line tillers, meaning the tines are placed in front of the wheels and pull the tiller forward. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2026 America has largely been out of tune regarding that refrain, but its greatest defenders of democracy and its tillers for a better world have not. — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
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  1. farmers
  2. cultivators
Noun
  • The result was 90% of farmers in the country living in poverty with virtually all of them drinking unclean water.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Textile Exchange said the organization has helped about 8,000 cotton farmers adopt regenerative farming practices across 35,000 acres.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of farmers
Noun
  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivators

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