PLANT'ER, noun One that plants, sets, introduces or establishes; as a planter of maiz; a planter of vines; the planters of a colony. 1. One that settles in a new or uncultivated territory; as the first planters in Virginia. 2. One who owns a plantation; used in the West Indies and southern states of America. 3. One that introduces and establishes. The apostles were the first planters of christianity.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI