Need a word!

[Guy Letourneau]

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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