gardener

Word parts

garden + -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɑrd.n̩.ɚ/ or /ˈɡɑrd.nɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/ or /ˈɡɑːd.nə/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: gar‧den‧er

Noun

Singular gardener

Plural gardeners

A painting of a gardener

1. (countable) A gardener is a person who works in a garden to care for plants. This could also be someone who takes care of a yard that has many plants.

   The gardener planted several trees, watered the flowers, and trimmed the bushes.

Related words

• garden

See also

• groundskeeper
• landscaper