Need a word!

[Victor Steinbok]

I should have qualified. "Grower" for vineyards AND orchards. But
[tag]-grower (e.g., "fruit-grower") for orchards with identifiable
production (apple, pear, peach, etc.). Now, when you start talking about
pecans and walnuts, it may be a different matter (i.e., not even
"orchards", although one who tends to olive groves is still an
"olive-grower", not "olive-grover", unless you're trying to say it with
a Russian accent.)

     VS-)

On 3/6/2011 3:58 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
> The only one I know used in this context is "grower" without any
> additional tag (unlike, e.g., "tomato-grower").
>
>     VS-)
>
> On 3/6/2011 3:47 PM, Guy Letourneau wrote:
>> Okay, you guys might know this one.
>>
>> Farm ->  farmer
>> Ranch ->  rancher
>> Vineyard ->  vintner? (well, not really; 'vintner' is closer in usage to
>> winemaker or wine merchant than the muddy-boot guy one who tends to
>> grape vines and their fruit.)
>>
>> But anyways, what's a person who tends an ORCHARD called?
>> Does English have a specific word?
>>
>> - Guy L.
>>
>> PS: Canadian French has the word 'Érablière' for a maple grove used for
>> producing syrup. ('Érable'= maple.)

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