Synonyms for gardener


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gahrd-ner
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑrd nər


Définition of gardener

Origin :
  • c.1300 (early 12c. as a surname), from Old North French *gardinier (12c., Modern French jardinier), from gardin (see garden). Cf. German Gärtner. An Old English word for it was wyrtweard, literally "plant-guard."
  • noun vegetable grower
Example sentences :
  • Presently the gardener's boy from Mrs. Menotti's came along.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Then the gardener gave his message, to which the landlord replied, "It is all right."
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • "It is the moths, sir," said the gardener's wife, who had not yet removed from the house.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • A gardener, with a boy assistant, was at work in the grounds when Eudora entered.
  • Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Every boy should learn the use of tools, the gardener's or the carpenter's, or both.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
  • What the gardener called the gravel path was black earth, moss-grown.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • He calls to Dering, the gardener, who is on a ladder, pruning.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • He saw footsteps on the path leading to the gardener's house.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • One suspected that the flowers had been drilled by a martinet of a gardener.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • And if you ask for Daphne, the gardener will point her out, for he calls the tree by her name.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

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