vintner
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vintner
1400–50; late Middle English vint ( e ) ner, derivative of vin ( e ) ter < Anglo-French; Old French vinetier < Medieval Latin vīnētārius, equivalent to Latin vīnēt ( um ) vineyard ( vīn ( um ) wine + -ētum suffix denoting place where a given plant grows) + -ārius -ary
Explanation
A vintner is a wine merchant — the very person you'd visit if you wanted to buy a nice Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. Anyone who hails from France will immediately recognize the vin in vintner as the word "wine." Both vin and vintner descend from the Latin words vinum for wine, and vinetum, which means "vineyard." A vintner can be someone who simply sells wine, or who grows the grapes and produces the wine.
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Example Sentences
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Every Latino vintner has their own story of how they made it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023
Its latest offering, wine in a can, would definitely make a traditional vintner shudder.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022
Mickel was a renowned Washington vintner and founder of the Eastside-based Ross Andrew Winery and Hilty was an accountant, according to Mickel’s longtime friends, Ashley and Fred Northup of West Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022
Ross Mickel, a renowned Washington vintner and founder of the Eastside-based Ross Andrew Winery, was aboard the plane with his pregnant wife, Lauren Hilty, and their 22-month-old son, Remy.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022
So he is quickly absorbed in the little narrow close where that vintner maintains his state.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
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