“Planters” is a form of
planter
/ˈplæntə(ɹ)/ noun
Forms planters
- noun One who plants something.
- noun (historical) Any of the early English or Scottish settlers who were given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I.
- noun Any member of a similar landed class of (often wealthy) farm owners elsewhere, such as plantation owners whose lands are worked by farm workers, wage slaves, or slaves.
- noun A box or pot for plants to be planted in, usually large and standing on the floor.
- noun A machine for planting seeds or transplants.
Synonyms
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who, or that which, plants or sows; as, a planterof corn; a machine planter.
- noun One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “planter”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details