grower
pronunciation
How to pronounce grower in British English:
UK [ˈgrəʊə(r)]
How to pronounce grower in American English:
US [ˈgroʊə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
Word Origin
- grower (n.)
- "one who produces," mid-15c., agent noun from grow (v.). Meaning "that which increases" is from 1560s.
Example
- 1. Then came the nightmare feared by every cacao grower : government inspections into labor or land violations .
- 2. Colville also determined that blueberries can 't self-fertilize , so the grower must make sure the crop can be cross-pollinated .
- 3. Fda recognizes that the source of the contaminated tomatoes may be limited to a single grower or packer or tomatoes from a specific geographic area .
- 4. One champagne mogul says that the " greatest fear " of every grower in the region is that his neighbour is getting a better deal than he is .
- 5. Grower co-operatives have a long history in champagne-as they do in the rest of the french wine industry-but they have never had a reputation for quality produce or skilled marketing .