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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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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

“She had a social conscience and she did try to give back,” said Boehme, whose great-uncle worked for Winchester as an orchardist.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2017

Then he dropped a word I’d never heard before: orchardist.

From Washington Post Apr. 24, 2015

Of prunes, one orchardist grew a crop of 7,000 boxes.

From Canada West by Canada. Dept. of the interior

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