Chirimoyer

/ˌtʃɪrɪˈmoʊjər/ noun

A grower or cultivator of chirimoya trees, or a merchant who trades in chirimoyas.

Spanish chirimoyer, formed by adding the occupational suffix -er/-ero to chirimoya. This occupational naming pattern shows how Spanish colonial commerce created new words for people involved in exotic fruit cultivation and trade.

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