apiarist

[ ey-pee-uh-rist ]
/ ˈeɪ pi ə rɪst /

noun

a person who keeps an apiary.

Origin of apiarist

First recorded in 1810–20; apiar(y) + -ist

Example sentences from the Web for apiarist

  • An apiarist, he lives in Austin, with his wife, Lorin, their three children, and a hyperactive bird dog named Biscuit.

    Let Exxon Run the Energy Dept. |Robert Bryce |April 8, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
  • LET us rather consider the proceedings of the swarm the apiarist shall have gathered into his hive.

    The Life of the Bee |Maurice Maeterlinck
  • Though I am, as I have said, an apiarist in good standing, I never realised that there were so many bees in the world.

    A Diversity of Creatures |Rudyard Kipling
  • Mr. Ernest Scholl, now Assistant and Apiarist, has furnished material as shown herein.

    Texas Honey Plants |C. E. Sanborn

British Dictionary definitions for apiarist

apiarist
/ (ˈeɪpɪərɪst) /

noun

a person who studies or keeps bees