Crossword clues for arborist
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arborist \Ar"bor*ist\, n. [F. arboriste, fr. L. arbor tree.]
One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the
knowledge of trees.
--Howell.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, from Latin arbor "tree," which is of unknown origin, + -ist. In early use probably from French arboriste.
Wiktionary
n. A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon
WordNet
n. a specialist in treating damaged trees [syn: tree surgeon]
Wikipedia
An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, and vines, other perennial woody plants. Arborists generally focus on the health and safety of individual plants and trees, rather than managing forests (the domains of forestry and silviculture) or harvesting wood. An arborist's scope of work is therefore distinct from that of either a forester or a logger, though the professions share much in common.
Usage examples of "arborist".
Cactus, mesquite, and creosote bushes grew at neatly spaced intervals, as though planted by an arborist.
Sir Herbert Leon, the last Victorian master of the Park, had been a dedicated arborist, planting his realm with three hundred different species of tree.
I witnessed the truck from Resneis Arborists pass through the gates of my small estate and down the drive.