vintager

American  

[vin-tuh-jer] / ˈvɪn tə dʒər /

noun

1. a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.

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vintager British  

/ ˈvɪntɪdʒə /

noun

1. a grape harvester

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Etymology

Origin of vintager

First recorded in 1580–90; vintage + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Epithet of Bacchus, "vintager;" here name of a person in the comedy of "Peace."

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.

Vindemiatrix, ε Virginis, "the vintager or grape gatherer."

From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler

Matured in all the graces, he is like the ripened Chian clusters that await the vintager in the autumn days.

From An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight by Sanford, Arthur Benton

The sun, treading the earth like a vintager, drew from it heady fragrances, crushed out of it new colours.

From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith

The vintager is not heard among the vines, nor the harvester on his threshing-floor of stone. 

From The Spirit of Place and Other Essays by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson