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

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

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.

From The Gospels in Four Part Harmony by Clontz, J.

The one great work that a vinedresser has to do for the branch every year is to prune it.

From The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer by Murray, Andrew

In the spring of 1709 there settled on Quassic Creek, New York Colony, Johann Grimm, aged twenty-two—husbandman and vinedresser.

From The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play by Rae, John

Thou shalt not be overwearied with waiting; one year and then— Barren fig-tree, dost thou hear what a striving there is between the vinedresser and the husbandman for thy life?

From The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works by Bunyan, John