1250-1300;Middle English < Old North Frenchgardinier (Old Frenchjardinier). See garden, -er2
Related forms
undergardener, noun
Examples from the web for gardener
Comfrey is a particularly valuable source of fertility to the organic gardener.
British Dictionary definitions for gardener
gardener
/ˈɡɑːdnə/
noun
1.
a person who works in or takes care of a garden as an occupation or pastime
2.
any bowerbird of the genus Amblyornis
Word Origin and History for gardener
n.
c.1300 (early 12c. as a surname), from Old North French *gardinier (12c., Modern French jardinier), from gardin (see garden). Cf. German Gärtner. An Old English word for it was wyrtweard, literally "plant-guard."
Slang definitions & phrases for gardener
gardener
noun
An outfielder (1902+ Baseball)
A person who plants narcotics on an airplane for smuggling (1970s+ Narcotics)