fruiter

American  

[froo-ter] / ˈfru tər /

noun

1. a cargo vessel carrying fruit.

2. a person who grows fruit.

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fruiter British  

/ ˈfruːtə /

noun

1. a fruit grower

2. any tree that bears fruit, esp edible fruit

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Etymology

Origin of fruiter

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at fruit, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The latter is a clean, neutral palette, which results in a crisper, fruiter wine, sans "oakiness."

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2022

She was the hundred-ton schooner-yacht Mirage, and her owner had determined to try and make her pay him something during the winter by running her as a fruiter.

From Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida by Munroe, Kirk

Here come the fruit cutters to help get a cargo for the "fruiter" we saw at anchor.

From How We are Fed A Geographical Reader by Chamberlain, James Franklin

Instead it was a powerful fruiter, hailing from New York, and Russ and Mr. Sneed were soon aboard, the Ajax being hoisted to her deck.

From The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real by Hope, Laura Lee

Meanwhile the little craft is entered at the custom-house as a fruiter, bound from New Providence to New York, and put in for a harbour.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)