SG Heritage Dictionary

Planter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One that plants, sets, introduces or establishes; as a planter of maiz; a planter of vines; the planters of a colony.

2. One that settles in a new or uncultivated territory; as the first planters in Virginia.

3. One who owns a plantation; used in the West Indies and southern states of America.

4. One that introduces and establishes.

5. The apostles were the first planters of christianity.

Planter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who, or that which, plants or sows; as, a planterof corn; a machine planter.

2. One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter.

3. A colonist in a new or uncultivated territory; as, the first planters in Virginia.

Plantership [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The business of a planter, or the management of a plantation, as in the West Indies.

Plantership [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The occupation or position of a planter, or the management of a plantation, as in the United States or the West Indies.