as in farmer
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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Equipment like riding mowers, tillers and trimmers filled our garage — each in need of repair due to mistreatment or neglect.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 18 June 2024
In the stark Antarctic Peninsula, younger passengers will get to handle a zodiac tiller (weather permitting) in the shadow of colossal icebergs and gob-smacking glaciers in search of penguins, seals, and whales.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023
In the meantime, he’s been tinkering with two generators and a tiller that were also damaged in the storm.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
And yet, even in its modern incarnation, the city still has tillers – from street vendors to artisans to bakers.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 18 June 2024
In the stark Antarctic Peninsula, younger passengers will get to handle a zodiac tiller (weather permitting) in the shadow of colossal icebergs and gob-smacking glaciers in search of penguins, seals, and whales.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023
In the meantime, he’s been tinkering with two generators and a tiller that were also damaged in the storm.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
And yet, even in its modern incarnation, the city still has tillers – from street vendors to artisans to bakers.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Tiller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiller. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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