landscaper

American  

[land-skey-per] / ˈlændˌskeɪ pər /

noun

1. a gardener who does landscape gardening.

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landscaper British  

/ ˈlændˌskeɪpə /

noun

1. a landscape gardener

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Etymology

Origin of landscaper

First recorded in 1960–65; landscape + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Barranco made national headlines when Border Patrol agents took him into custody on June 21 as he worked as a landscaper outside a Santa Ana IHOP.

From Los Angeles Times

A landscaper loosens the roots on a purple sage just removed from its gallon pot to prepare it for planting.

From Los Angeles Times

Restaurants, car washes, landscapers and other small employers face them, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

But until a friend mentioned Hanwha’s hiring spree this spring, Phillips had never considered a future in the industry, having previously worked as a mailman and a commercial landscaper.

From The Wall Street Journal

From the South Carolina Lowcountry to the Jersey Shore to the islands of Massachusetts, food banks are seeing year-round workers — teachers, servers, landscapers, fishermen — lining up for help in numbers not seen since the pandemic.

From Salon

Related Words

• grower
• horticulturist