† agricolistn.
Obsolete.
= agriculturist n.
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geoponist1716
agricolist1753
agronome1776
agronomist1799
agriculturist1813
agriculturalist1854
agrologist1907
agro-economist1930
agrotechnologist1953
agrometeorologist1960
cereologist1990
1753 R. Dodsley Public Virtue ii. 32 The pasture, and the food of plants, First let the young Agricolist be taught.
1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 271 Those who are speaking with agricolists will observe that soil is the word in use.
1892 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 1 Jan. 24/1 Those agricolists, who, having become aged, refrain from planting fruit trees on the plea that they will not reap the benefits accruing therefrom.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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