sow·er \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 >