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DictionarygardenerPerson who tends gardens
noun

gardener

GAHRD-ner/ˈɡɑːrdnər/

A person who grows and cares for plants in a garden.

The gardener tends the flowers with a trowel and watering can.

An older Black woman gardener tends flourishing flowers with hand trowel and watering can, capable calm expression.
Etymology
gardenOld North Frenchkitchen garden
+erOld Frenchperson associated with

The garden base referred especially to a kitchen garden, while the ending identifies a person associated with it. Together they name someone whose work is growing and caring for cultivated plants.

In context

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More examples

  • A gardener tends the public flowerbeds.
  • She hired a gardener to restore the neglected yard.
  • Experienced gardeners checked the soil before planting.

Forms

gardener · gardeners

garden verb — grow and tend plants

gardening noun — the activity of tending a garden

Similar words

horticulturist
Often emphasizes professional plant science or cultivation.
groundskeeper
Maintains outdoor property, not only garden plants.