vinedresser

American  

[vahyn-dres-er] / ˈvaɪnˌdrɛs ər /

noun

1. a person who tends or cultivates vines, especially grapevines.

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vinedresser British  

/ ˈvaɪnˌdrɛsə /

noun

1. a person who prunes, tends, or cultivates grapevines

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Etymology

Origin of vinedresser

First recorded in 1550–60; vine + dresser ²

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Example Sentences

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vinedresser

A vinedresser constantly watches over his vineyard, cutting away and pruning branches as they grow and decay and harvesting the fruit as it ripens.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2015

Shall a man not eat bread till he has seen the sower, nor drink wine till he has talked with the vinedresser?’

From A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde

"I wish he may remain in his present mind!" said the vinedresser; and thereupon he went off to the ale-house, to talk with his neighbors of the best shots of the preceding day.

From Fanny, the Flower-Girl, or, Honesty Rewarded by Selina Bunbury

This came to the ears of our Blessed Father, and he, despising such poor earthly wisdom, observed, that to blame a husbandman or vinedresser for cultivating his land too well was really to praise him.

From The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales by Jean Pierre Camus

And you, my poor wife," said the vinedresser, "do you care to change any more than I do?

From Fanny, the Flower-Girl, or, Honesty Rewarded by Selina Bunbury

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