Spanish Conversation · Level 57
74 words
Spanish word
cultivador
Pronunciation
IPA/kultiβaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine noungrower
Example
El cultivador cuida las plantas del huerto.
The grower tends the plants in the garden.
More examples
El cultivador profesional suministra verduras frescas a los restaurantes locales.
The professional grower supplies fresh vegetables to local restaurants.
Core concept
A person kneeling in a small garden bed planting seedlings.
Common phrases
cultivador profesional
professional grower
cultivador aficionado
amateur grower
Similar words
agricultor: Cultivates large expanses of farmland commercially, producing crops for sale.
campesino: Farms in a rural village, growing crops primarily to feed the household.
jardinero: Maintains flowerbeds and ornamental plants to preserve garden or park beauty.
labrador: Performs hand-based soil work and routine agricultural tasks on the farm.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que cultiva plantas o cuida cultivos en huertos o terrenos, encargándose de sembrar, regar y mantener las plantas.
Word origin
From Spanish cultivar (from Latin colere 'to till, to cultivate') plus the agent suffix -dor, literally meaning a person who cultivates.
Usage tips
- Used more for small-scale gardeners or people who tend plots than for a professional farmer, for which Spanish prefers agricultor or campesino.
Other meanings
- farmernoun
Opposites
- consumidorconsumernoun
Related words
- cultivarcultivateverb
- cultivacióncultivationnoun