Grower
['grəʊə] or ['ɡroɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower.
Typist: Phil
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Producer, cultivator.
Editor: Stephen
Examples
- What does the Sheep-Grower Get for the Wool in a Suit of Clothes? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To Mr. Chestle, a hop-grower. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The California Fruit Growers’ Exchange ships on an average of sixty-five per cent of the California production of citrus fruits. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They knew their rivals were unscrupulous, and were in fact already trying their best to prejudice the minds of the more conservative Georgia cotton-growers against them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Warnings of frosts and of freezing weather have enabled the growers of such products to protect and save large quantities of valuable plants. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It would hurt the interest of the growers somewhat less than the prohibition, because it would not probably lower the price of wool quite so much. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The use of gloves in the picking is thought to save the growers approximately $1,000,000 yearly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Apple-growers classify apples into three different kinds, each consisting of a great many separate varieties. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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