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tiller

noun

ˈti-lər

Definition of tiller

as in farmer

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 tiller Work compost and other amendments into the upper 6 to 12 inches of soil using a garden fork or tiller. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 Multiple Charlotte fire trucks are out of service The tiller truck isn’t the only new vehicle undergoing repairs. — Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026 Multiple steady hands were on the tiller, and fans hoped for smoother sailing through choppy waters — except modern-day Manchester United appears to be without a tiller, and Amorim even referred to himself as a manager in his first press conference. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026 One directed by Jon Favreau, the steady hand at the tiller who helped launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man and the current stretch of Disney live-action remakes with The Jungle Book? — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tiller

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Kevin Costner is the Iowa farmer who hears strange voices and builds a ball field in his corn.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Over the last three years, farmers in California and Arizona have agreed to leave hay fields dry part of the year in exchange for federal payments.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of farmer

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The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).

— Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.

— Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 14 June 2026

Definition of cultivator

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