Need a word!

[Garson O'Toole]

One way to approach this type of question involves using a reverse
dictionary to suggest possible answers, e.g.,

OneLook Reverse Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml

One must sort through some unhelpful responses, but "orchardist" does
appear in the reverse dictionary list for "orchard", and that accords
with Bill Palmer's suggestion. The terms vineyardist, vinedresser, and
winegrower were obtained from the reverse dictionary list for
"vineyard".

Apologies to those who consider this tip to obvious to mention. (The
questioner may have already employed it before he made his query.)
Yet, I hope that it is useful for some readers.

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 3:53 PM, William Palmer <palmerwil at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This was the line of work of my mother's foster father.  He called himslef
> an "orchardist".
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> Bill Palmer
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> 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?
>>
>> - Guy L.
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>> PS: Canadian French has the word '=C9rabli=E8re' for a maple grove used f=
> or
>> producing syrup. ('=C9rable'=3D maple.)
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