orchardist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of orchardist
Example Sentences
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“People come looking for their favorite varieties,” said Polly McAdam, 33, a fourth-generation orchardist who grows apples on land her family’s owned since 1779.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The story quoted the late Tom Burford, an apple historian and himself a Virginia orchardist.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2022
Organic orchardist Tremaine Arkley built a market for his quince through Portland, Ore., restaurants, a good move from a consumer education perspective.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021
“She had a social conscience and she did try to give back,” said Boehme, whose great-uncle worked for Winchester as an orchardist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2017
The practice of smudging or heating orchards, now so widespread, is usually carried on under the advice of the Weather Bureau, which gives prompt notice to the orchardist when such precautions are in order.
From The Mentor: The Weather Serial Number 110; 1 July, 1916 by Talman, Charles Fitzhugh
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