apiarist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of apiarist
Explanation
Apiarist is a fancy word for a beekeeper. An apiarist enjoys working with an unusual kind of pet, the honeybee. Because bees and other pollinators are so important to a healthy environment scientists encourage “bee-spotting” to improve fruits and vegetables. The -ist suffix is a Greek form that means “a person connected with.” So, a good apiarist is probably a strong environmentalist.
Example Sentences
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According to the apiarist community, most bee thieves are actually just washed-up beekeepers making a last-ditch effort to save their businesses.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2021
Six years ago, Tucson native and sommelier Noel Patterson began amateur beekeeping after receiving a hive as a gift from a skilled local apiarist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2021
“We’re not worried about the bees going extinct, we’re worried about the beekeepers going extinct,” Dennis vanEngelsdorp, an apiarist from the University of Maryland, told the Wall Street Journal.
From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2016
His last play, Constellations, involved quantum mechanics and beekeeping, so he met cosmologists and an apiarist to get his facts straight.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2013
Cook, the eminent apiarist, calls attention to a new pest which has made its appearance in many apiaries.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 by Various
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