nurseryman

[ nur-suh-ree-muh n ]

/ ˈnɜr sə ri mən /

a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.

Origin of nurseryman

First recorded in 1665–75; nursery + man¹

See -man.

The son of honest market-gardeners, he set up for himself as nurseryman at Saint-Omer.

Putois |Anatole France
Any nurseryman's catalogue will furnish lists of kinds so that a wise choice may be made.

Checking the Waste |Mary Huston Gregory
But father died afore 'e could bind me to a nurseryman, an'—'

The Phoenix and the Carpet |E. Nesbit
A customer can get a complete history of the tree from his nurseryman.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the |Various

The variety was seemingly rechristened by every nurseryman who got hold of it.

The Cherries of New York |U. P. Hedrick

nurseryman

/ (ˈnɜːsrɪmən) /

a person who owns or works in a nursery in which plants are grown