gardener
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gardener¹
- /ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/ US
- /ˈɡɑɹd.nɚ/ US
- /ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/ UK
- /ˈɡɑːd.nə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English gardener, either calqued or loaned from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French gardinier.
See garden, and compare German Gärtner (“gardener”), which is equivalent to a derivative of the German cognate to English garden, Garten (“garden”), + -er.
Displaced native Old English wyrtweard (effectively "wortward").
noun gardeners
- One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden. "Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena
- A coachman who drives badly. Get on, gardener! Get on, you slow and clumsy coachman. The allusion is to a man who is both gardener and coachman.
Gardener²
- /ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/ US
- /ˈɡɑɹd.nɚ/ US
- /ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/ UK
- /ˈɡɑːd.nə/ UK
Where it comes from
Occupational surname from gardener.
proper noun Gardner · Gardiner
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nurseryman, landscaper, florist, gardiner, yes, malley, gardner, bustani, desjardins, groundskeeper, cultivator, planter, horticulturist, horticulturalist, grower, tiller
Translations
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noun one who gardens
| Español | jardinero, jardinera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원예사 wonyesa, 정원사 jeong'wonsa |
| 日本語 | 園丁 entei, 庭師 niwashi |
| 中文 | 園丁 /园丁 yuándīng, 花匠 huājiàng |
| हिन्दी | माली mālī, बाग़बान bāġbān |
| Kiswahili | mtunza bustani |
| Português | jardineiro, jardineira |
| Français | jardinier, jardinière |
| Deutsch | Gärtner, Gärtnerin |
| Italiano | giardiniere, giardiniera |
| Ελληνικά | κηπουρός kipourós |
| Română | grădinar, grădinăreasă |
| Русский | садо́вник sadóvnik, садово́д sadovód, садо́вница sadóvnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người làm vườn |
| العربية | بُسْتَانِيّ bustāniyy, بُسْتَانِيَّة bustāniyya, جَنَائِنِيّ janāʔiniyy, جَنَائِنِيَّة janāʔiniyya |
| עברית | גַּנָּן ganán |
Talk about this word "gardener." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gardener. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gardener. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gardener "gardener." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gardener.Cite this
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title = {gardener},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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