ˈsō(ə)r, -ōə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sower, sawere, from Old English sāwere, from sāwan to sow + -ere -er — more at sow
: one that sows: as
a. : a planter of seed
the simplest of mechanical sowers — Walter Bally
b. : a distributor of various other objects
a sower of mines
c. : a fomenter of discord
a sower of sedition — Times Literary Supplement