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orchardist
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɔː.tʃə.dɪst/ us /ˈɔːr.tʃɚ.dɪst/
a person who owns or runs an orchard(= an area of land where fruit trees are grown):
After his retirement, he began a new career as an orchardist, raising apples and pears on a farm in the West Country.
The guests were each given a cup of apple juice before the orchardist took them on a tour of the farm.
Orchardists in Vermont begin pruning their trees in early February and will continue until they start blooming in April.
A prolonged drought has forced the orchardists in the area to cut their growing season short.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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crofter
dairymaid
farmer
farmhand
gentleman farmer
homesteader
landholder
market gardener
non-farmer
pastoralist
peasant
peon
picker
ploughman
poulterer
rancher
sharecropper
smallholder
truck farmer
yeoman
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