noun
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a fruit grower
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any tree that bears fruit, esp edible fruit
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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The latter is a clean, neutral palette, which results in a crisper, fruiter wine, sans "oakiness."
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2022
It may take twenty-four hours, and it may take twice that long, for a "fruiter" will carry from fifteen to twenty thousand bunches of fruit.
From How We are Fed A Geographical Reader by James Franklin Chamberlain
The horrid tragedy in which he had played such a disastrous part now began, for the first time since he stole on board the fruiter, a wretched fugitive, to lose its sharper outlines.
From Whirligigs by O. Henry
In cities of any considerable size, there will always be found a grocer or fruiter who is willing to take a first-class article at a price considerably above the usual market price of ordinary nuts.
From The Pecan and its Culture by H. Harold (Hardrada Harold) Hume
From the southward a "fruiter," as the vessels bringing fruit from the West Indies are called, came bravely up the coast.
From Frank Merriwell's Reward by Burt L. Standish
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