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

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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

The one tool that a vinedresser needs is a knife.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI by Alexander Maclaren

Well, for my part," said the vinedresser, "I will encourage all that teach my children to do what is right.

From Fanny, the Flower-Girl, or, Honesty Rewarded by Selina Bunbury

All this interest collapses at once, all this care becomes a foolish waste of time and material, and reflects discredit and ridicule on the vinedresser, if there is no fruit.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Marcus Dods

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 W. Y. Sellar

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