gardener
noun
gar·den·er
ˈgär-də-nər 
ˈgärd-nər
ˈgärd-nər
plural gardeners
: a person who gardens:
a
: one employed to care for the gardens or grounds of a home, business concern, or other property
a professional gardener
… he wants to stay on the island and become a nursery gardener, like his grandfather …—
Edith Oliver
Edith Oliver
b
: one who spends time cultivating plants and tending a garden for pleasure or recreation
Both she and her husband are avid gardeners.
The natural reaction of an average gardener to most insect and weed problems is to reach for the toxic stuff.—Amy Stewart
Amy StewartExamples of gardener in a Sentence
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In the film, Ali, a university professor, is haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, and coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 May 2024
But this map didn’t become well known among gardeners.
—NPR, 12 May 2024
Slip-on sneakers aren’t just for the grandmas and gardeners among us.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
This easy children's vegetable garden plan will please gardeners of all ages with unusual and fun-looking vegetables.
—Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024
Dealing with unwanted weeds comes with the territory of being an avid gardener, but weeds that grow through hard-to-reach crevices are a whole other beast.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
The florist Yasmine Khatib, 38, of Yasmine Floral Design, a friend who attended the party with her partner, the gardener Horace Cameron, 32, brought arrangements of daffodils, sweet peas, poppies and butterfly ranunculus.
—Jean Trinh, New York Times, 2 May 2024
That doesn’t always work for those less patient gardeners among us.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024
The latter take over and create a real conundrum for gardeners who have to work year after year to eradicate them from their yard.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 May 2024
But this map didn’t become well known among gardeners.
—NPR, 12 May 2024
Slip-on sneakers aren’t just for the grandmas and gardeners among us.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
This easy children's vegetable garden plan will please gardeners of all ages with unusual and fun-looking vegetables.
—Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2024
Dealing with unwanted weeds comes with the territory of being an avid gardener, but weeds that grow through hard-to-reach crevices are a whole other beast.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
The florist Yasmine Khatib, 38, of Yasmine Floral Design, a friend who attended the party with her partner, the gardener Horace Cameron, 32, brought arrangements of daffodils, sweet peas, poppies and butterfly ranunculus.
—Jean Trinh, New York Times, 2 May 2024
That doesn’t always work for those less patient gardeners among us.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024
The latter take over and create a real conundrum for gardeners who have to work year after year to eradicate them from their yard.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Gardener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gardener. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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