winegrower

[ wahyn-groh-er ]

/ ˈwaɪnˌgroʊ ər /

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noun

a person who owns or works in a vineyard and winery.

a winemaker.

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Origin of winegrower

First recorded in 1835–45; wine + grower

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How to use winegrower in a sentence

I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.
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The wine cellar—one of the best in the world—survived World War II and is guarded around the clock.
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HE ordered a lunch which he thought the girl would like, with wine to revive the faculties that he knew must be failing.
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And when wine had unselfed my noble father, you received his passionate insults with forbearance and forgiveness!
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“Let us have some of your best wine to-day, waiter,” said old Wardle, rubbing his hands.
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He smoked two cigars; then he went inside and drank another glass of wine.
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British Dictionary definitions for winegrower

wine grower

noun

a person engaged in cultivating vines in order to make wine

Derived forms of wine grower

wine growing, noun

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