apiarist

noun

api·​a·​rist ˈā-pē-ə-rist How to pronounce apiarist (audio)
-pē-ˌer-ist

Examples of apiarist in a Sentence

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Wearing a full-body apiarist suit, guests extract honeycomb and learn about the natural honey-making process. Kaila Yu, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 Yet the geographic dispersal of apiarists’ beehives has led to another, emerging threat to Tunisia’s honey-makers: crime. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023 Correspondent Martha Teichner asks Downs about her passion for pollinators, and her hope to one day become the state apiarist – Maine's official beekeeper. David Morgan, CBS News, 19 July 2023 Walt Moody, the farm’s apiarist, said a hive was lost this winter. courant.com, 4 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

apiary + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apiarist was in 1785

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“Apiarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiarist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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