vinedresser

American  

[vahyn-dres-er] / ˈvaɪnˌdrɛs ər /

noun

1. a person who tends or cultivates vines, especially grapevines.

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vinedresser British  

/ ˈvaɪnˌdrɛsə /

noun

1. a person who prunes, tends, or cultivates grapevines

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Etymology

Origin of vinedresser

First recorded in 1550–60; vine + dresser ²

Example Sentences

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vinedresser

A vinedresser constantly watches over his vineyard, cutting away and pruning branches as they grow and decay and harvesting the fruit as it ripens.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2015

“It’s no good arguing with an old vinedresser, who had formed his theory before I was born,” said Agellius good-humouredly; and he passed on into a garden beyond.

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry

Shall a man not eat bread till he has seen the sower, nor drink wine till he has talked with the vinedresser?’

From A House of Pomegranates by Wilde, Oscar

At lines 10–11 there is, as in Eclogue ii., an apparent blending of the occupations of the Italian vinedresser with those of the Sicilian shepherd.

From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.

The sports of the country people, A flute note from the woods, Sunset over the sea; Seed-time and harvest, The reapers in the corn, The vinedresser in his vineyard, The village girl at her wheel.

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant