Arborist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person in the practice of arboriculture; a tree surgeon.

    "He took night classes to get certified as an arborist and loved that so few people knew what an arborist did, so he could explain, “I’m a tree doctor.”"

  2. 2
    a specialist in treating damaged trees wordnet

Synonyms

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arboriculturistarboriculturisttree surgeontree surgeon

Example

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"To combat climate change, every town needs a dedicated arborist."

Etymology

From arbor + -ist.

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tree surgeon

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