CROFTERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

crofters

noun

plural of crofter, chiefly British

as in growers

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nonfarmers

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Noun

Due to high startup costs and difficulty getting financing, only 31 of 85 licensed craft growers have been cleared to open for business.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Mexican imports have grown faster than demand for winter strawberries, taking market share from US growers by selling at lower prices, said Daniel Pickard, the lead counsel for the coalition.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of growers

Noun

Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson lived in a world far from white country clubs or Black luxury.

— Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
All my grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before migrating to Gary in the late 1920s.

— Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of sharecroppers

Noun

Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of agriculturists

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

Noun

Plus, the brand highlights that the bags allow roots to grow toward the earth rather than circle the plant, which promotes better health than regular plastic planters.

— Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Greenery, such as trellises with vines or tall planters, looks natural in the yard and can blend in with your bins.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of planters

Noun

Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Cattle were raised, and various crops (including corn [maize] and cotton) were grown with the assistance of agronomists.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of agronomists

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