nurseryman C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈnɝsəriˌmæn/ UK /ˈnɜːsərimən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who owns or works at a plant nursery The nurseryman grafted a dozen apple varieties that spring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who owns or works... gardenerhorticulturistgrowercultivatorplanter Word family Related forms nurserynursenurture Etymology AI details A compound of nursery (from nurse, ultimately Latin nutrire, 'to nourish') and man. nutrire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nurseryman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɝsəriˌmæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɜːsərimən/ ## Meanings 1. a person who owns or works at a plant nursery ## Examples - The nurseryman grafted a dozen apple varieties that spring. ## Synonyms - gardener - horticulturist - grower - cultivator - planter ## Related Forms - nursery - nurse - nurture ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nutrire ## Etymology A compound of nursery (from nurse, ultimately Latin nutrire, 'to nourish') and man. ## AI Etymology Nurseryman is a compound of nursery (from nurse, ultimately Latin nutrire, 'to nourish') and man. Important recorded forms include nutrire (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person who owns or works at a plant nursery. The wider family includes related words such as nursery, nurse, and nurture. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown