arborist

[ ahr-ber-ist ]

/ ˈɑr bər ɪst /

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noun

a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.

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Origin of arborist

First recorded in 1570–80; arbor³ + -ist

Words nearby arborist

arborescent, arboretum, arboriculture, arborio, arborio rice, arborist, Arborite, arborization, arborize, arborous, arborvitae

How to use arborist in a sentence

After construction on a new community next door began last year, the cypresses have turned brown, and arborists said they will not survive.
Neighbors mount effort to defend Arlington’s trees from development|Justin Wm. Moyer|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
The handling of shade trees such as we have in our city streets is the work of an arborist.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
An arboret is a little tree; an arborist, or arbortor, is one who studies or cultivates trees.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
An expert should undoubtedly be in charge of the work, but an expert arborist, not a forester.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various

The art of caring for trees is called arboriculture, and one who devotes himself to it an arborist.
Special Days and their Observance|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for arborist

arborist

/ (ˈɑːbərɪst) /

noun

a specialist in the cultivation of trees

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