vintner

noun

vint·​ner ˈvint-nər How to pronounce vintner (audio)
1
: a wine merchant
2
: a person who makes wine

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In other words, vintners still need a strategy for restoring the purity of their ferments. Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 Special, high-end packages include intimate vintner dinners and exclusive tastings; children’s charities in Collier County are to benefit from the proceeds. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026 Manuscripts are things of goat vellum and iron-gall ink, but even print bares the marks of embodiment, that Renaissance device constructed by goldsmiths, who worked with the metal of type, and vintners who understood how to use a press. Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 French Oak In Burgundy, members of the Latour family were barrel makers before becoming vintners, and today Maison Louis Latour continues that tradition by crafting its own barrels. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vintner

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, alteration of vineter, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin vinetarius, from Latin vinetum vineyard, from vinum wine

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vintner was in the 15th century

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“Vintner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vintner. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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vintner

noun
vint·​ner ˈvint-nər How to pronounce vintner (audio)
: a person who makes or sells wine

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