Need a word!

[Jonathan Lighter]

Orchard-tender?

JL

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Guy Letourneau <guy1656 at opusnet.com> wrote:

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> Okay, you guys might know this one.
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> 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.)
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> But anyways, what's a person who tends an ORCHARD called?
> Does English have a specific word?
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> - Guy L.
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> PS: Canadian French has the word 'Érablière' for a maple grove used for
> producing syrup. ('Érable'= maple.)
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