rosarian

[ roh-zair-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses. rose.

rosarian

/ rəʊˈzɛərɪən /

noun

1. a person who cultivates roses, esp professionally

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosarian¹

First recorded in 1860–65; rose ¹ + -arian

Example Sentences

He also happens to be a rose expert — a “rosarian” — teaching classes at Molbak’s Garden + Home.

From Seattle Times

“What David Austin has done beautifully is take that old-fashioned flower form and the fragrance and turned it into a modern, repeat-blooming shrub,” said Peter Kukielski, a rosarian and a former curator at the New York Botanical Garden.

From Seattle Times

“George Thomas was a rosarian, and his passion was growing hybrid roses,” said John Chulick, who co-chairs the club’s U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

To this aim, Forestier called on the leading rosarian of the day, Jules Gravereaux, a former executive at the Bon Marché department store who had designed Europe’s first modern roseraie, or rose garden, at his country house in a village south of Paris known today as L’Haÿ-les-Roses.

From Washington Post

Thirty years ago, the rosarian would have looked desolately to the heavens.

From Washington Post