"one who sows seeds," late 14c., agent noun from plant (v.). Mechanical sense by 1850. Meaning "proprietor of a cultivated estate in West Indies or southern colonies of North America" is from 1640s, hence planter's punch (1924). Meaning "a pot for growing plants" recorded by 1959.
双语例句
1. That young man was the son of a wealthy planter.
那年轻人是一位富有的农场主的儿子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The clerk said with his best southern planter's accent.
房间登记员以最地道的南部种植园主的口吻回答.
来自辞典例句
3. He was the son of a wealthy planter.
他是一个富有的种植园主的儿子.
来自辞典例句
4. He was not of the planter class at all, though he was not poor white.
他尽管不是个穷白人,但根本不属于农场主阶级.
来自飘（部分）
5. To all appearances he was just the commonplace planter who had fallen upon evil days.
