arborist

noun

ar·​bor·​ist ˈär-bə-rist How to pronounce arborist (audio)
: a specialist in the care and maintenance of trees

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By arborist Rebecca Latta’s estimate, thousands of trees in Altadena have been tagged for removal: oaks, pines, sycamores, deodar cedars — trees that have canopied the town for decades. Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025 Driving the news: The trees in the Quad are on track to reach peak bloom around March 23, UW arborist Sara Shores told Axios, but should be starting to unfurl next week. Christine Clarridge, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 Evergreens welcomes visitors for stargazing, and arborists lead tours among its dogwood, sweet gum and European weeping beech trees. Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 By the time the story came out, arborists had already begun to heal the ancient tree at Baylor and East Fifth streets which had suffered clear hacking wounds. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for arborist

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First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arborist was in 1755

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“Arborist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arborist. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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arborist

noun
ar·​bor·​ist ˈär-bə-rəst How to pronounce arborist (audio)
: a specialist in the care of trees
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