vintager

[ vin-tuh-jer ]

/ ˈvɪn tə dʒər /

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noun

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

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Origin of vintager

First recorded in 1580–90; vintage + -er¹

Words nearby vintager

vin rouge, Vinson, Vinson Massif, vintage, vintage car, vintager, vintage wine, vintage year, vintner, Vinton, vinum

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Example sentences from the Web for vintager

The vintager is not heard among the vines, nor the harvester on his threshing-floor of stone.
The Spirit of Place|Alice Meynell
In the olive season he helped in the gathering; in grape season he offered himself as vintager.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi|Paul Sabatier
No careless vintager shakes the precious berries rudely upon the soil, but he is promptly reminded of his slovenly work.
Claret and Olives, from the Garonne to the Rhone|Angus B. Reach
Epithet of Bacchus, "vintager;" here name of a person in the comedy of "Peace."
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland Orr

In Northern work he is sometimes a vintager, sometimes beating the acorns out of an oak to feed swine.
The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), |John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for vintager

vintager

/ (ˈvɪntɪdʒə) /

noun

a grape harvester

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