nurseryman

[nur-suh-ree-muh n]

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noun, plural nurs·er·y·men.

a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.

Origin of nurseryman

First recorded in 1665–75; nursery + man¹

Usage note

See -man.

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Related Words for nurseryman

grower, horticulturist, caretaker, seedsman, nurseryman, landscaper, greenskeeper

Examples from the Web for nurseryman

Historical Examples of nurseryman

Schwitter, the nurseryman, had proved to have a wife in an insane asylum.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
These plants were therefore the rage; and, consequently, the desiderata of the nurseryman.
The Plant Hunters
Mayne Reid
Naturally, the nurseryman cannot grow trees of all the good apples that may be wanted.
The Apple-Tree
L. H. Bailey
Crosby was sent out about 1876 by a Mr. Crosby, a nurseryman of Billerica, Massachusetts.
The Peaches of New York
U. P. Hedrick
Soon after, we find him a nurseryman and fruit-grower at Aurora.
The Peaches of New York
U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for nurseryman

nurseryman

noun plural -men

a person who owns or works in a nursery in which plants are grown

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