1. a machine or tool used for transplanting seedlings or plants
Usage: agricultural
2. a person who transplants plants or seedlings

Examples

• The farmer used a mechanical transplanter to plant thousands of tomato seedlings.
• The transplanter made quick work of moving the young plants to the field.
• She worked as a transplanter at the nursery during the spring season.
• The new transplanter can handle six rows of seedlings at once.
• Manual transplanters are still preferred for delicate seedlings.
• The transplanter carefully moved each plant to avoid root damage.