Gardener
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gardener is a noun meaning One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.
Meaning
One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.
More Meanings
- (slang, obsolete, derogatory) A coachman who drives badly.
Example Sentences
"Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena
Get on, gardener! Get on, you slow and clumsy coachman. The allusion is to a man who is both gardener and coachman.
At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
Word Forms
- gardeners
Synonyms for gardener
Depending on context, synonyms include nurseryman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nurseryman, landscaper, florist, yes, malley, groundskeeper.
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