gardener
UK: ˈɡɑːdnə | US: ˈɡɑːrdnər
n. a person who tends and cultivates a garden as a hobby or profession
The word "gardener" combines "garden," derived from Old Northern French "gardin" (a cultivated enclosure), with the agentive suffix "-er," indicating a person who performs an action. The root "garden" traces back to Proto-Germanic *gardaz (enclosure), reflecting the historical link between gardening and enclosed spaces for cultivation. The suffix "-er" (from Old English "-ere") is a productive morpheme in English for forming occupational nouns.
The gardener planted roses along the fence.
She hired a professional gardener to design her backyard.
My grandfather was an avid gardener who grew his own vegetables.
The community garden relies on volunteer gardeners.
A skilled gardener knows how to prune trees properly.