arborist

[ahr-ber-ist] Origin

ar·bor·ist

[ahr-ber-ist]
noun
a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.

Origin:
1570–80; arbor3 + -ist
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arborist (ˈɑːbərɪst)
 
n
a specialist in the cultivation of trees

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arborist
1570s, from L. arbor "tree," of unknown origin.
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