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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Clay Culpepper is an arborist and partner at Miller's Tree Service. Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026 At Château-sur-Mer, a mansion in Newport, arborists from Bartlett Tree Experts have been spraying the canopies of the century-old beech trees in a race against time. Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Be safe; have arborists do pruning of larger and older trees. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026 An arborist told Barnhorst to heavily water it for a few days to flush out anything that might be harming it. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 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 23 Apr. 2026.

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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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