vintager

[ vin-tuh-jer ]

noun
  1. a person who helps in the harvest of grapes for winemaking.

Origin of vintager

1
First recorded in 1580–90; vintage + -er1

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How to use vintager in a sentence

  • Here then you saw a sunny hill, and troops of vintagers dispersed along its sides, whose outlines wavered in the afternoon heats.

  • Vintagers are passing slowly in between the vines, and carts laden with grapes come rolling over the dusty roads.

  • See, the vintagers have tied bunches of the finest grapes on to a stick, heavier than the children or even the lady can carry.

    The Grey Woman and other Tales | Mrs. (Elizabeth) Gaskell
  • Vintagers were passing slowly in between the vines, and carts laden with grapes came rolling over the dusty roads.

    A History of Champagne | Henry Vizetelly
  • Like vintagers in a hurry pressing grapes in the vat, these two paddle in the mass Latin, sending splashes in every direction.

    Devil Stories | Various

British Dictionary definitions for vintager

vintager

/ (ˈvɪntɪdʒə) /


noun
  1. a grape harvester

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