gardener

[gahrd-ner] /ˈgɑrd nər/
noun
1.
a person who is employed to cultivate or care for a garden, lawn, etc.
2.
any person who gardens or is skillful in gardening.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English < Old North French gardinier (Old French jardinier). 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
  1. An outfielder (1902+ Baseball)
  2. A person who plants narcotics on an airplane for smuggling (1970s+ Narcotics)