seeder

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noun

A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill.

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cloud seeder
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antonym(s) of
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Meanings

nounseeder (plural seeders)

plural seeders

  1. agricultureA device used to plant seeds; a seed drill.
  2. A person who sows seeds.
  3. An implement used to remove the seeds from fruit etc.
  4. A person who seeds clouds in order to make it rain
  5. Internetfile sharingA person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading.
  6. computingA process that seeds a random number generator.
  7. A stamp-type leatherworking tool predominantly used in floral designs to represent the seeds in the center of a flower.

Synonyms & antonyms

leecher, leech

Opposite
antonym(s) of

nouna person who seeds clouds

Similar
cloud seeder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsǣdere“sower”
  2. Middle Englishseeder
  3. Englishseeder

From Middle English seeder, seder, from Old English sǣdere (“sower”), equivalent to seed + -er.

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APA

seeder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seeder

MLA

“seeder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seeder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seeder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seeder.

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