TILLERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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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Noun

In 2025, California passed Japan as the world’s fourth largest economy with farmers representing a large part of that milestone.

— Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Canadian officials, recognizing that, included several billion dollars in aid for their farmers in announcing the tariff plan.

— Jayash Paudel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 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

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