noun
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a person who works in or takes care of a garden as an occupation or pastime
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any bowerbird of the genus Amblyornis
Other Word Forms
- undergardener noun
Etymology
Origin of gardener
1250–1300; Middle English < Old North French gardinier ( Old French jardinier ). See garden, -er 2
Example Sentences
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Jill is a keen gardener but she said she had stopped digging up the land over fears around contamination.
From BBC
Among those jobs: 220 information technology support technicians, 33 parent education support assistants, 23 gardeners, five area bus supervisors, five stock clerks and three interpreters.
From Los Angeles Times
Among those jobs: 220 IT support technicians, 33 parent education support assistants, 23 gardeners, five area bus supervisors, five stock clerks and three interpreters.
From Los Angeles Times
“I didn’t vote for masked men picking people up at random,” Guerra said before mentioning the migra encounter with the gardeners in January.
From Los Angeles Times
"The Gardener’s Cat" features Louis, a hypersensitive gardener devastated by the impending loss of his kitten, which has a tumour.
From Barron's
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