orchardist

American  

[awr-cher-dist] / ˈɔr tʃər dɪst /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of orchardist

First recorded in 1785–95; orchard + -ist

Example Sentences

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

“People come looking for their favorite varieties,” said Polly McAdam, 33, a fourth-generation orchardist who grows apples on land her family’s owned since 1779.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

All of the lessons in “From Wasteland to Wonder” are aimed at promoting “outrageous diversity,” a phrase Camu borrowed from Michael Phillips, the holistic New Hampshire orchardist and author of “Mycorrhizal Planet,” who died in 2022.

From Seattle Times

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