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orchardist

American  
[awr-cher-dist] / ˈɔr tʃər dɪst /

noun

  1. a person who owns, manages, or cultivates an orchard.


Etymology

Origin of orchardist

First recorded in 1785–95; orchard + -ist

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Euphorbia pulcherrima, adapted well to the southern states, and by the early 1900s, Albert Ecke, a German immigrant dairy farmer and orchardist in Eagle Rock, saw its potential as a cut flower for Christmas bouquets.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

Try to trace odd varieties back to their source, and you’ll eventually hear of Maine orchardist and apple researcher John Bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

Greg Giuliani is a longtime home orchardist and a member of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, a chapter of the Western Cascade Fruit Society.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2023

Organic orchardist Tremaine Arkley built a market for his quince through Portland, Ore., restaurants, a good move from a consumer education perspective.

From Washington Post Oct. 20, 2021

That is why the farmer thins out the turnips; that is why the orchardist prunes his trees; and that is why the husbandman pinches the grapebuds off the trailing vines.

From Mushrooms on the Moor by Boreham, Frank

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