arborist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English arbor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English arborist From arbor + -ist.
Meanings
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One who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
He took night classes to get certified as an arborist and loved that so few people knew what an arborist did, so he could explain, “I’m a tree doctor.”
2022, Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You, 4th Estate, published 2023, page 185:Mr. Zuckerberg did not attend the meeting, but an architect, a builder and an arborist he had hired tried to convince the board that they were not removing single-family housing stock. The board did not buy it.
2025 August 10, Heather Knight, “What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arborists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (18)
ca arboricultora (one who practices arboriculture) · ru арбори́ст (one who practices arboriculture) · fi puunhoitaja (one who practices arboriculture) · pt arboricultor (one who practices arboriculture) · pt arborista (one who practices arboriculture) · ru арбори́стка (one who practices arboriculture) · ro arboricultoare (one who practices arboriculture) · es arboricultor (one who practices arboriculture) · el δενδροκόμος (one who practices arboriculture) · fr arboriculteur (one who practices arboriculture) · mi kaitiaki rākau (one who practices arboriculture) · ms arboris (one who practices arboriculture) · ca arboricultor (one who practices arboriculture) · es arboricultora (one who practices arboriculture) · sv arborist (one who practices arboriculture) · pt arboricultora (one who practices arboriculture) · ro arboricultor (one who practices arboriculture) · cmn 植樹家 /植树家 (one who practices arboriculture)