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nurseryman

American  
[nur-suh-ree-muhn] / ˈnɜr sə ri mən /

noun

plural

nurserymen
  1. a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.


nurseryman British  
/ ˈnɜːsrɪmən /

noun

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

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of nurseryman

First recorded in 1665–75; nursery + man

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Jan. 28 Native Plant Maintenance Basics, a walk and talk with Theodore Payne Foundation nurseryman Erik Blank at 10459 Tuxford St. in Sun Valley, from 9 to 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2022

In that same year, Markus Kobelt — a nurseryman in Buchs, Switzerland — developed his acclaimed Redlove apples after cross-pollinating red-fleshed varieties with Royal Gala and Braeburn apples.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021

Yes, that Johnny Appleseed, the pioneer nurseryman and folk hero who planted orchards primarily in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania during the early decades of the 19th century.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2017

Vancouver, B.C., nurseryman Thomas Hobbs is the anomaly: an obsessed gardener from a nongardening family.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2016

This order contains many insects that are injurious to the nurseryman, to the orchardist, and to the gardener.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.