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landscaper

American  
[land-skey-per] / ˈlændˌskeɪ pər /

noun

  1. a gardener who does landscape gardening.

landscaper British  
/ ˈlændˌskeɪpə /

noun

  1. a landscape gardener

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of landscaper

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

Example Sentences

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Both of his grandfathers were small-business owners, and he spent his summers working for them as a landscaper and helping out with carpentry work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Unlike my friends, I have never had a housekeeper or landscaper.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Dwyer was working as a landscaper in May 2012 when a tree branch fell from 40ft up, leaving her with a spinal cord injury and paralysed from the waist down.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He took up his father’s work as a landscaper and put his own work on hold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

They work for a private landscaper on these huge mansions being built on old Fresno farmland.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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