gardener
noun
gar·den·er
ˈgär-də-nər 
ˈgärd-nər
ˈgärd-nər
plural gardeners
: a person who gardens:
a
: one employed to care for the gardens or grounds of a home, business concern, or other property
a professional gardener
… he wants to stay on the island and become a nursery gardener, like his grandfather …—
Edith Oliver
Edith Oliver
b
: one who spends time cultivating plants and tending a garden for pleasure or recreation
Both she and her husband are avid gardeners.
The natural reaction of an average gardener to most insect and weed problems is to reach for the toxic stuff.—Amy Stewart
Amy StewartExamples of gardener in a Sentence
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Seaweed Coastal gardeners can use nitrogen-rich seaweed to bulk up compost piles or apply seaweed as a weed-suppressing mulch.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
But there is one group of African native plants that has much to offer for the North American gardener looking for a solution for a hot and dry spot in the garden — The red hot pokers.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
Naoko Abe, a journalist, gained access to a rich archive that told the story of how a passionate English gardener helped save many of them from extinction a century ago.
—The Week Us, theweek, 30 July 2024
Sarsgaard tends to this man’s sore ego like a gardener to a fern.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
But there is one group of African native plants that has much to offer for the North American gardener looking for a solution for a hot and dry spot in the garden — The red hot pokers.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
Naoko Abe, a journalist, gained access to a rich archive that told the story of how a passionate English gardener helped save many of them from extinction a century ago.
—The Week Us, theweek, 30 July 2024
Sarsgaard tends to this man’s sore ego like a gardener to a fern.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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“Gardener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gardener. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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