gardener

[ gahrd-ner ]

noun

1. a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
2. any person who gardens or is skillful in gardening. garden.

ˈgardener

/ ˈɡɑːdnə /

noun

1. a person who works in or takes care of a garden as an occupation or pastime
2. any bowerbird of the genus Amblyornis

Other Words From

• under·garden·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gardener¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old North French gardinier ( Old French jardinier ). See garden, -er ²

Example Sentences

Govan introduced two young artist brothers, Kohshin and Delfin Finley, sons of Ron Finley, who is also known as the Gangsta Gardener.

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Jan Rem of Ojai is a gardener who felt uneasy about storing her produce in plastic bags.

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The bundle includes the two classes along with a package of six cannabis seeds and a copy of the book “The Cannabis Gardener” by San Francisco Bay-area cannabis educator Penny Barthel.

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At that price, you can fill the holiday stocking of every gardener on your list, or add a pair to a gift basket for a beginning gardener.

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Other collections run the gamut, from a mix of poppies to culinary herbs, or easy-to-grow vegetable seeds for the beginning gardener.

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Related Words

• grower
• horticulturist