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nurseryman

[ nur-suh-ree-muhn ]

noun

plural nurserymen.
  1. a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.


nurseryman

/ ˈɜːɪə /

noun

  1. a person who owns or works in a nursery in which plants are grown
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -man.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nurseryman1

First recorded in 1665–75; nursery + man
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Example Sentences

“People are frustrated,” said the retired agricultural nurseryman, who’s the chief petitioner for the initiative drives.

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“The hummers will love you. Your nurseryman will love you. Sometimes your spouse will even love you,” he says.

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The institute was named after the French nurseryman who first brought the trees and vines planted at stagecoach stops and homesteads throughout the California foothills in the late 1800s.

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“The same concept is going on all around the country,” said Keith Warren, a prominent tree breeder, nurseryman and author.

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Perhaps the confusion is best avoided by following the advice of Virginia herb nurseryman Francesco DeBaggio, who writes that, for culinary use, the Italian oregano, Origanum x majoricum, “is the best all-purpose oregano.”

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