cultivator
noun
cultivator is spelled C-U-L-T-I-V-A-T-O-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cultivator means “Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cultivator is cultivators.
How many letters and syllables are in cultivator?
| Letters | 10: C-U-L-T-I-V-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cultivator?
Cultivator appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cultivator?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cultivator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cultivator
- cultivators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cultivator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
Near-synonyms: scarifier, scuffler (not always precisely differentiated; dialectal usage has varied)
- 2
Someone who uses a cultivator (implement, device, or machine).
The cultivators were out among the row crops, keeping the weeds in check.
- 3
Someone who grows plants.
Near-synonyms: grower, planter, farmer
- 4
Someone who fosters something besides plants (such as human development or relationships).
She was a wonderful cultivator of potential in her direct reports.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cultivator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | motoculteur , cultivateur |
| German | Ackerfräse, Kultivator |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cultivator come from?
From cultivate + -or, partly after French cultivateur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).