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rosarian

American  
[roh-zair-ee-uhn] / roʊˈzɛər i ən /

noun

  1. a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.


rosarian British  
/ rəʊˈzɛərɪən /

noun

  1. a person who cultivates roses, esp professionally

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rosarian

First recorded in 1860–65; rose 1 + -arian


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The comment is offhand, meant to soothe rather than impress because Bifano works with the rich and famous every day as a master rosarian and garden designer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025

“George Thomas was a rosarian, and his passion was growing hybrid roses,” said John Chulick, who co-chairs the club’s U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

Thirty years ago, the rosarian would have looked desolately to the heavens.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021

We are, said Peter E. Kukielski, a rosarian and the author of “Rosa: The Story of the Rose,” a new book about the flower’s place in human cultural history.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2021

One must often be in the position of a visitor to a garden of roses, yet uncertain, rosarian although he may be, as to the exact name of this or that rose.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent

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