orchardist

[ awr-cher-dist ]

noun

1. a person who owns, manages, or cultivates an orchard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of orchardist¹

First recorded in 1785–95; orchard + -ist

Example Sentences

All of the lessons in “From Wasteland to Wonder” are aimed at promoting “outrageous diversity,” a phrase Camu borrowed from Michael Phillips, the holistic New Hampshire orchardist and author of “Mycorrhizal Planet,” who died in 2022.

From Seattle Times

Greg Giuliani is a longtime home orchardist and a member of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, a chapter of the Western Cascade Fruit Society.

From Seattle Times

The story quoted the late Tom Burford, an apple historian and himself a Virginia orchardist.

From Seattle Times

A 2015 profile describes him as “a beekeeper and an orchardist” who once trekked to Mexico to live with a remote native tribe.

From New York Times

Organic orchardist Tremaine Arkley built a market for his quince through Portland, Ore., restaurants, a good move from a consumer education perspective.

From Washington Post