a person skilled or engaged in the cultivation of orchards
: also ˈorchardman (ˈɔrtʃərdmən)Word forms: pluralˈorchardmen (ˈɔrtʃərdmən)
orchardist in American English
(ˈɔrtʃərdɪst)
noun
a person who owns, manages, or cultivates an orchard
Word origin
[1785–95; orchard + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crossover, depot, initiative, nitrogen, terrorist-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, realist, socialist