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单词 orchardman
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orchardmann.

Brit. /ˈɔːtʃədmən/, U.S. /ˈɔrtʃərdˌmæn/
Inflections: Plural orchardmen.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orchard n., man n.1
Etymology: < orchard n. + man n.1 Compare slightly earlier orchardist n.The form orchardsman, with medial -s- after craftsman n., kinsman n., herdsman n., etc., is also very occasionally attested; compare e.g.:1998 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 18 July b4 He was a supervisor in the pomology department and was head orchardsman at Cornell University.2001 Church Times 19 Oct. 32/4 I talk about Amos..the herdsman–orchardsman who had the nerve to interrupt the good time being had by all at Bethel.
A man who cultivates an orchard; = orchardist n.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of fruit > [noun] > one who
fruiterer1612
pomarist1688
orchardist1794
orchardman1796
fruitist1824
pomologist1826
fruiter1887
pomiculturist1895
1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. I. 214 A fact which the Orchardmen of Herefordshire will not readily credit.
1885 Athenæum 14 Feb. 220/1 Some of the chief prizes were gained by English orchardmen.
1892 Standard 12 July 5/2 Between the orchardman of East Kent and the householder in London, intervene the salesman and the greengrocer.
1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Oct. (Outlook section) b2 Fresh off the tree, the green-skinned Granny is a crunchy, tangy delight..and..orchardmen see it as the fruit of the future.
1998 M. Donnelly & D. Donnelly Falcon's Cry ii. 16 The Orchard Man patrolled the orchard in his primer-grey Ford Econoline panel truck.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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