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

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fruiter

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

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2022

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 F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

I was picked up a few days later by a fruiter, and taken into New York.

From The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson

I was second cook on a tramp fruiter; and they marooned me here early one morning, without benefit of clergy, just because I poulticed the face of the first mate with cheese omelette at dinner.

From Rolling Stones by O. Henry

I asked him if he'd ever been second cook on a tramp fruiter, and he said no; so that concluded my line of surmises.

From Rolling Stones by O. Henry